Bream Bay

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Bream Bay Whanga-a-Tamure
Panorama of the Hen and Chicken Islands and Sail Rock
Coordinates: 35°56′45″S 174°31′4″E / 35.94583°S 174.51778°E / -35.94583; 174.51778
Country	New Zealand
Region	Northland
Territorial authority	Whangarei District
Ward	Bream Bay Ward
Pre 1989	Whangarei County
Electorates	Whangārei Te Tai Tokerau
Government
• Territorial Authority	Whangarei District Council
• Regional council	Northland Regional Council
Area [1]
• Total	237.68 km2 (91.77 sq mi)
Population  (June 2024)[2]
• Total	2,400
• Density	10/km2 (26/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+12 (NZST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+13 (NZDT)

Bream Bay is an embayment and area south-east of Whangārei, on the east coast of New Zealand. The bay runs from Bream Head, at the mouth of Whangārei Harbour, 22 kilometres south to the headland of Bream Tail, east of Langs Beach and north of Mangawhai. It was named by Captain James Cook. The Bream Bay area includes the towns of Ruakākā, One Tree Point and Waipu. A group of nature reserve islands lie outside Bream Bay: the Hen and Chicken Islands and Sail Rock.