Bream Bay
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 | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Northland |
| Territorial authority | Whangarei District |
| Ward | Bream Bay Ward |
| Pre 1989 | Whangarei County |
| Electorates | |
| Government | |
| • Territorial Authority | Whangarei District Council |
| • Regional council | Northland Regional Council |
| • Mayor of Whangārei | Vince Cocurullo |
| • Whangārei MP | Shane Reti |
| • Te Tai Tokerau MP | Mariameno Kapa-Kingi |
| Area | |
• Total | 237.68 km2 (91.77 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2024) | |
• 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.