The 2004 Oceania Handball Championship took place in Wellington, New Zealand from 7-10 April. Entered nations were Australia, Cook Islands, New Caledonia and the New Zealand. Although New Caledonia won the tournament, they are ineligible to go to the 2009 World Men's Handball Championship as they are a French colony. Australia won the right to represent Oceania by coming second.
References
2008 Oceania Handball Championship Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA