A prisoner who used a Corrections vehicle to escape from prison on Tuesday has been found hiding in ceiling of a Taupo home.
Jamie Paamu Hughes, 29, escaped from Tongariro Rangipo Prison in a stolen Department of Corrections Toyota Landcruiser around 11.15am on Tuesday.
Police said Hughes has since been found hiding in the ceiling of a house at a Taupo address and was apprehended without incident.
He will be appearing in the Taupo District Court today charged with a number of offences relating to his escape.
Taupo police thanked the members of the Public that assisted police during the time Hughes was at large.
