Mental health champion and comedian Mike King thought his days were numbered in a nasty crash when his motorcycle hit an oil patch on the road.
King suffered nine broken ribs, broke his collarbone and punctured a lung in the accident on State Highway 2, near Fisher Rd, in Netherton on Friday, January 3.
The 57-year-old is still recovering after surgery at Waikato Hospital.
Politician and former broadcaster Willie Jackson shared a photo of himself visiting King in hospital last night - with King sporting bandages on his right side and shoulder and his left arm.
"I was so pleased to see my old mate Mike King come through his motorbike accident... he told me he thought he was on the way out," Jackson wrote.