Bream Head

Bream Head is a promontory on the east coast of Northland in the North Island of New Zealand. Located at the end of a 30 kilometre-long peninsula, the head juts into the Pacific Ocean to the southeast of Whangārei. The Hen and Chicken Islands are located off the headland at a distance of 12 kilometres.

For the statistical area, see Whangārei Heads § Demographics.
Bream Head and surrounding islands viewed from neighbouring Mt Manaia
Bream Head

Bream Head features a prominent bluff 490 metres in height, the remains of a Miocene andesitic volcano. It forms the northern extremity of Bream Bay, and guards the entrance to Whangārei Harbour, a natural inlet extending to the northwest. The Marsden Point Oil Refinery is located on the opposing shore of the harbour five kilometres to the west.

Immediately to the north of Bream Head is a long sandy beach called Ocean Beach.

  • Ocean Beach, looking South
  • Ocean Beach, looking North
  • The eastern tip of Bream Head
  • Bream Head, viewed from the south


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