Two Korean tourists are recovering at Hawke's Bay Hospital two days after a cliff collapsed on them.
A woman and a man, in their 20s, were walking along a Cape Kidnappers beach when a huge slip of dirt came down on them, pushing them into the sea.
The woman, who was initially in a critical condition, was now in a serious, but stable condition, a Hawke's Bay District Health Board spokeswoman said.
The man was in a stable condition.
Emergency services were deployed to help with the operation at about 2.30pm on Wednesday, south of the Clifton Motor Camp.