1986 New Zealand rugby league tour of Australia and Papua New Guinea match victory against New Zealand and their first test win since defeating France 37-6 in 1977. The Kumuls would not win another test until 1990. Following the loss to Papua New Guinea, Graham Lowe resigned in August to take up the position of head coach with English club side Wigan. Tony Gordon was appointed as his replacement in September. Dun Furner and Wally Lewis would lead the Australian team on the undefeated 1986 Kangaroo Tour of Great Britain and France at the end of the NSWRL and BRL seasons. 1986 New Zealand rugby league tour of Australia and Papua New
Fauna of New Guinea frog found throughout New Guinea. "Lechriodus" is the only myobatrachid genus with greater diversity in New Guinea than Australia. Excluding "Lechriodus", the rest of the myobatrachids are mostly restricted to savannah in the southern Fly and Digul River plains. Tree frogs, of the family Hylidae, have successfully inhabited New Guinea. They are the most diverse family of frogs in New Guinea with over 100 species, and many more to be described. There are two genera represented in New Guinea, "Litoria" and "Nyctimystes". "Litoria" are found throughout both Australia and New Guinea, however, only one of the 24 species of "Nyctimystes"