Convicted sex offender Stewart Murray Wilson appears to be admitting wrongdoing, a Parole Board report indicates.
Wilson was denied parole at a hearing in Wanganui on July 2 for a second time following his recall to jail in April 2013.
But the board decision details released yesterday said Wilson had seen a psychologist for the first time since imprisonment 18 years ago and had acknowledged that he "needs to get into the harder issues" around his behaviour.
Wilson wants to return to accommodation in the grounds of Whanganui prison.
The board was developing a "reintegration plan" with Wilson, and as well as talking to a psychologist, he has done some work with ACC.