East Cape

Their objective: to raise awareness about menstrual hygiene and distribute Queenpads, reusable sanitary pads that are revolutionizing women's health across the nation.

The team's efforts were met with enthusiasm and gratitude from the local community. The session took place at East Cape Primary School and was attended by students from grades 5 to 8, as well as several female teachers and women from the surrounding area.

Maile Abaijah, the  woman's niece said she went out fishing at around 4pm that afternoon and did not return. "After we (the family) realised that she was missing, we recruited a search party and went out on Sunday morning looking for her. We checked around East Cape area and the nearby outer islands but our searches were unsuccessful."

Abaijah said yesterday four dinghies went out looking for her around the Basilaki island but they ran out of zoom and had to call off the search.