| Tourney Name: | Oceania Handball Championship |
| Year: | 1996 |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Dates: | 8–9 December |
| Num Teams: | 2 |
| Confederations: | 1 |
| Venues: | 1 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Champion: | AUS |
| Count: | 2 |
| Second: | NZL |
| Matches: | 2 |
| Goals: | 81 |
| Previous: | 1994 Oceania Handball Championship |
| Next: | 2002 Oceania Handball Championship |
The 1996 Oceania Handball Nations Cup was the second edition of the Oceania Handball Nations Cup, held from 8 to 9 December 1996 in Porirua, New Zealand. The winner would play Lithuania in the qualifying competition for the 1997 World Men's Handball Championship.
Australia and New Zealand played a two-game series to determine the winner.