Ross Mitchell-Anyon is out of danger, says his wife, Bobbi Mitchell-Anyon.
She said her husband has been moved from ICU to the neurological ward at Wellington Hospital and had been opening his eyes, trying to wake up.
On April 21, Mr Mitchell-Anyon fell 12m while working on a sprinkler system in one of his buildings in Taupo Quay.
The renowned potter and former Wanganui District councillor was flown to Wellington Hospital's intensive care unit on April 22, unconscious and needing a ventilator.
Mrs Mitchell-Anyon said the family was overjoyed he was breathing on his own.