Papua New Guinea competed at the 2023 Pacific Games in Honiara, Solomon Islands from 19 November to 2 December 2023.

[1] Papua New Guinea women's national football team captain, Ramona Padio, and Tennis number one Matthew Stubbings were named flag bearers for the opening ceremony on 10 November 2023.

[2] In September, 2022, the Papua New Guinea Pacific Games Association (PNGPGA) appointed Faye-Zina Lalo as Chef de Mission.

[4][5] The PNG team will feature three defending champions from Apia 2019, namely long-distance runner Simbai Kaspar (men's 3000 m steeplechase), long jumper Rellie Kaputin, and javelin thrower Sharon Toako.

Eleven para-athletes were made known on 6 November 2023 after Oceania Athletics published the preliminary entry-list for the Games.

[14] The Papua New Guinea Swimming Incorporation (PNGSI) selected a squad of eleven swimmers on 26 October 2023.