The 1996 Oceania Handball Nations Cup, was the second official competition for senior men's national handball teams from the region. It was held from 8-9 December, 1996 in Porirua, New Zealand. The winner would play Lithuania in the qualifying competition for the 2013 World Men's Handball Championship.
Australia and New Zealand played a two-game series to determine the winner.
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1996 Oceania Handball Championship Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA