A new platform for taking in panoramic views of Whangarei is under construction as part of a larger lookout on Mt Parihaka.
The new $218,000 hexagonal platform would be finished in about seven weeks, project manager Mark Smith said.
The existing structure had been removed, with the large concrete base the next to go. The area around the platform would be replanted as part of the project. Parihaka's walking tracks would remain open.
"You can still get up there and use the walking tracks and walk around the outside of fenced area ... but you can't get a view of the city at the moment," Mr Smith said.