The 1979 South Pacific Games, held at Suva in Fiji from 28 August to 8 September 1979, was the sixth edition of the South Pacific Games.

Participating countries

Nineteen Pacific nations or territories attended:

 American Samoa

 Cook Islands

 Fiji

 French Polynesia

 Guam

 Kiribati

 Nauru

 New Caledonia

 New Hebrides

 Niue

 Norfolk Island

Northern Marianas

 Papua New Guinea

 Solomon Islands

Tokelau

 Tonga

 Tuvalu

Wallis and Futuna

 Western Samoa

Sports

There were 18 sports contested at the 1979 South Pacific Games:

Athletics (37) ()

Basketball (2)

Boxing (11)

Cricket (1)

Field hockey (1)

Football (1) ()

Golf (4)

Judo (9)

Lawn bowls (8)

Netball (1)

Rugby union (1) ()

Sailing (1)

Squash (2)

Swimming (24) ()

Table tennis (7)

Tennis (7)

Volleyball (2)

Weightlifting (10)

The 2015 Pacific Games was held in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, from 4 to 18 July 2015. It was the fifteenth edition of the Pacific Games.

Host selection process

Five South Pacific island nations bid for opportunity to host the 2015 Pacific Games. They were:

 American Samoa

 Papua New Guinea,

 Solomon Islands,

 Tonga

 Vanuatu.

On 27 September 2009, the Pacific Games Council, at its meeting coinciding with the 2009 Pacific Mini Games, elected Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea as the host of the 2015 Games. The final vote was 25-22 in favor of Port Moresby over Tonga to host.

Participating countries

A total of 24 countries took part in the 2015 Pacific Games. This was with the inclusion of Australia and New Zealand for the first time in the history of the Games. The two countries were invited to participate in four sports; sailing, taekwondo, rugby sevens and weightlifting.

The Pacific Games Council said in July 2014 that the participation of the two countries would improve the quality of competition in the Pacific Games. The inclusion of Australia and New Zealand was on a trial basis, with a review scheduled after the Games to determine its success.

The 2011 Pacific Games (officially known as NC 2011) took place in Nouméa, New Caledonia, from August 27 to September 10, 2011. Nouméa was the 14th host of the Pacific Games. Upon closure of the registration for entries, "some 4,300 athletes" had registered from the twenty-two competing nations, although it was expected that not all would attend.

Competing nations

The numbers provided indicate the number of registered athletes prior to the Games, with that number expected to diminish by the Games' start. Clicking on the number will take you to a page on that nation's delegation to the 2011 Games.

 American Samoa (159)

 Cook Islands (212)

 Fiji (425)

 French Polynesia, "Tahiti" (410)

 Guam (312)

 Kiribati (74)

 Marshall Islands (8)

 Micronesia (24)

 Nauru (69)

 New Caledonia (747)

 Niue (63)

 Norfolk Island (13)

 Northern Mariana Islands (48)

 Palau (66)

 Papua New Guinea (432)

 Samoa (318)

 Solomon Islands (248)

 Tokelau (22)

 Tonga (139)

 Tuvalu (90)

 Vanuatu (244)

 Wallis and Futuna (185)

Mascot