[3] The participants were the women's national sides of Cook Islands, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, and Vanuatu, as well as a New Zealand Māori team.

[8] Papua New Guinea were the defending champions, having won the previous edition of the tournament, which was played in Vanuatu in October 2022.

[10][11] The Papua New Guinea squad held a pre-tournament training camp in Napier.

[12] The tournament was broadcast live on TVNZ, New Zealand Cricket's YouTube channel and Sky Pacific.

[13] Vanuatu defeated Samoa in the third place play-off, and their all-rounder Rachel Andrew was named as player of the tournament.