A turret is making views from Tutukaka Hill even more spectacular.
The new lookout at Frying Pan Corner, gives views of the Poor Knights around to Mt Manaia.
The old lookout was closed from early March until Easter Weekend while it underwent a $105,000 upgrade.
The upgrade included removing the keystone wall and installing two new viewing platforms, a timber walkway and ramp and steel steps. A lookout tower lifts people higher than the surrounding ground.
Whangarei District Council landscape architect Tracey Moore said the two lookout platforms are orientated towards both Tutukaka and Ngunguru with the ramp connecting them. The timber lookout height and ramp are designed to be accessible.