About Bream Bay
An outdoor wonderland offering miles of empty beaches, mountain tracks and rivers to explore. There is surfing, caving, history, fishing, kayaking, camping, tramping and more...
Tartan Day Celebrated for a week in Waipu, Northland
Since 2005 and the beginnings of Winter@Waipu, Tartan Day has been celebrated in Waipu on 1 July. It has become so popular that we now have it for a week or more - starting on 1 July and covering the following two weekends. See you there!
Google Calendar of Events
Bream Bay Events Calendar: Dates of Markets, Festivals, Marsden Cove events, Tartan Week, Winter@waipu and other community events.
About Winter@Waipu
The small Northland community of Waipu is awash with creativity and well known for its strong celtic spirit. Set in the heart of Bream Bay which has the best beaches in Northland, Bream Bay is a well known summer playground, and the Winter@Waipu festival ensures it remains a great destination for a mid winter break.
Art in Bream Bay
Waipu and Bream Bay has been a home for artists since Maori first settled here and started creating art that connected them to their story and that of the land. Since the 1960s a lot of artists found their way to Waipu and have made this their base. Discover some of them here...
Tarts in Tartan – Waipu 2011 Calendar now available
Local Waipu women Sue Welford and Maggie Wistrand are on a mission – they have 250 Waipu Calendars to sell. So far... Read more
Fiona to ride for NZ in Canada
Fiona Southern Training Our very own local Waipu identity and masters cyclist Fiona Southorn has been selected to represent... Read more
Photos from Tartan Week 2010
Photos taken by Jamie McGregor and Ceridwyn Parr Golden Oldies Netball and Rugby Men in Kilts Challenge Pets in Tartan... Read more
More Tartan Week Videos on You Tube
Tartan Day parade in Waipu – and John Finlayson, Steve Jones and Mr Plod performing. tartan week international tartan... Read more
All Blacks At Waipu Tossing the Caber
What a day it was last Sunday when the Mastercard All Blacks Roadshow descended on Waipu on a perfect winters day. A glorious... Read more
Waipu Artntartan on You Tube
For those disappointed in not getting tickets to Waipu’s inaugural ArtnTartan awards during Tartan Week you can now... Read more
Waipu Highland Games 2010
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