Ewen Macdonald lacks some "moral principles'' and his "calculated and malicious'' past makes him too much of a risk of reoffending, a Parole Board report says.
The board has today released its report on Macdonald's appeal for freedom this week, detailing its "concerns'' following the Feilding farmer's unsuccessful bid on Tuesday.
In the report, Justice Warwick Gendall says Macdonald has been described as a "model prisoner'' but he still sees psychological treatment as unnecessary except to appease the public.
Macdonald became eligible for parole this month after serving a third of his five-year prison term for arson, vandalism and killing deer and calves on a neighbouring farm.
Justice Gendall said while Macdonald admitted to his offending and said in his submissions that he was "ashamed and disgusted with himself'', he still tries to
"diminish his responsibility and pass it on or share that with his much younger co-offender.