The Spring Hill Corrections Facility prisoner absconded this afternoon during a medical appointment.

Corrections will carry out a full operational review.

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23 Nov: A Waikato prisoner's set to appear in court today, after allegedly escaping custody and assaulting two Corrections Officers during a medical appointment

21 Nov: A person has serious injuries after a crash between a car and motorbike in Marotiri, northwest of Taupo

20 Nov: A suspected drug boat's missing at sea, about 50km from the top of the North Island

20 Nov: About 230 jobs are on the line at Tokoroa's Kinleith Mill

19 Nov: Fears up to 200 hundred jobs could go at Tokoroa's KINLEITH Mill... with staff being asked to attend a meeting tomorrow morning

18 Nov: Police are warning others, not to follow in the footsteps of a man - who got stranded in the cold on Mount Taranaki

17 Nov: A homicide investigation continues after the death of an eight-year-old boy in Whakatane

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Entertainment:
Saoirse Ronan refuses to join social media because she hates the idea of sharing details of her personal life with "people I don't know" 6:09

Law and Order:
A Waikato prisoner's set to appear in court today, after allegedly escaping custody and assaulting two Corrections Officers during a medical appointment 4:47

Law and Order:
Fears the relationship between police and small towns could suffer under new gang patch laws 4:36

Golf:
Lydia Ko's crediting a canine addition for his part in her impressive start to the final event of the LPGA Tour season 21:57

Entertainment:
Kendra Wilkinson doesn't intend to "hide [her] past" from her children 21:39

Soccer:
Wellington Phoenix women's captain Annalie Longo is a good chance to play in tonight's A-League clash against Adelaide in Sydney...despite having a bruised face that her coach has likened to a battered middleweight boxer 21:17

Entertainment:
Peter Andre's nose job was inspired by Robert Downey Jr 21:09

Entertainment:
AJ McLean has remembered Liam Payne as an "incredible human being" 20:39

Entertainment:
Paul Mescal couldn't understand what King Charles was saying when they met at the 'Gladiator II' premiere 20:09

Entertainment:
Saweetie used to feel starstruck around Gabrielle Union 19:39

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