Police have not given the name of the man they have arrested. But in October, police issued a mugshot and alert seeking help finding Uditha Punchihewa, 31, who they described as dangerous.
Punchihewa was alleged to have escaped from Hutt Hospital while on a toilet break, Stuff reported.
Punchihewa was understood to have been inside the hospital - guarded by authorities - when he managed to get free and sneak out a side door.
It is understood he was admitted to hospital after being assaulted by another inmate. He had been wearing a hospital gown at the time, it was reported.
Police would later find he had changed into ordinary clothes taken from a clothesline from a house near the hospital, Stuff reported.
The case was highlighted on an episode of Police Ten 7 on October 17 - about a week after Punchihewa allegedly fled authorities.
It came after four prisoners escaped police in one week in August.
The escapees included Levi Parekuka, who managed to make a break from police on August 23 while at Rotorua Hospital.
Police admitted they did not follow best practice after three inmates overpowered a guard and escaped from the Levin courthouse.
