The Papua New Guinea flag fluttered proudly during the Opening Ceremony ©PNG2015 Pacific Games/Facebook

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The Sir John Guise Stadium provided the perfect setting for the Opening Ceremony ©PNG2015 Pacific Games/FacebookThe arrival of the dignitaries was greeted with a brass band rendition in front of the main grandstand ©PNG2015 Pacific Games/FacebookPrince Andrew (right) officially declared the 2015 Pacific Games open this evening ©PNG2015 Pacific Games/FacebookEach of the four regions of Papua New Guinea - the Southern, Momase, New Guinea Islands and Highlands - were represented by towers ©PortMoresby2015/TwitterPapua New Guinea's delegation received a rapturous ovation as expected ©PNG2015 Pacific Games/FacebookTeam Tahiti take to the centre stage ©PortMoresby2015/Twitter The athletes gathered around the performance area after marching through the venue ©Hon Justin Tkatchenko MP/FacebookThe development of Port Moresby into a modern city was depicted as part of the Opening Ceremony ©PNG2015 Pacific Games/FacebookThe Opening Ceremony came to a stunning end with a beautiful fireworks display ©ITG