A New Zealander who escaped custody in Tonga is found after nearly a week on the run, with authorities recapturing him as the last of three escapees to be returned to custody. The man, aged 34, was one of three prisoners who escaped from Tonga’s main police station in Nuku’alofa. Media reports state that the group broke out last week and remained at large for almost a week. Over that period, the other escapees were reportedly recaptured earlier, leaving the New Zealander as the final person still missing. He is now taken back into custody following his arrest. The reports do not indicate the method used during the escape or provide details on how he was located. Authorities’ statements, timing, and the extent of any investigation or security review are not included in the information provided by the outlets summarised here. Overall, the consistent accounts across multiple sources describe the same incident: a prison escape in Nuku’alofa involving three men, followed by a gradual recapture, with the New Zealander being detained near the end of the nearly week-long search.