Bream Bay is an embayment and area south-east of Whangārei, on the east coast of New Zealand.

The Bream Bay area includes the towns of Ruakākā, One Tree Point and Waipu.

Ruakākā has seen development due to its proximity to the expansion of the country's only oil refinery at Marsden Point during the 1980s.

One Tree Point is a fast-growing community catering to the lifestyle blocks of the northern Bream Bay area.

It features a variety of attractions ranging from surf beaches, caves, waterfalls to memorable dining.

Waipu is fast gaining international immigrants and is seen to be Bream Bay's only chance at a kept rural community, with the socioeconomic growth been delivered by Ruakaka and One Tree Point.

Access is gained from State Highway 1 or through back roads from Maungaturoto or Wellsford.

Waipu is situated up the river from the coast, at the last navigable place for larger boats.

Settled by Highland Scots immigrants under the charismatic Rev Norman McLeod in the 1850s, it still has a strong Scottish tradition with its own pipe band, and the Waipu Museum telling the story of the migration.

The statistical area of Bream Bay, which covers 237.68 km2 (91.77 sq mi)[1] between Waipu and Whangārei Harbour but excludes the settlements of Waipu, Ruakaka and One Tree Point, had an estimated population of 2,400 as of June 2024,[2] with a population density of 10.1 people per km2.