Moana Aranui was stabbed to death outside their Bay View Rd home in 2009. Video / The South Today
A Dunedin killer who stabbed his partner 21 times has been denied parole for the second time.
Matakaua (Karl) Ngaruaine Rouvi, 62, was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum non-parole period of 12 years after pleading guilty to the murder of 21-year-old Moana Anahera Marie Aranui in 2009.
Heappeared before the Parole Board in January but was knocked back after he revealed unrealistic plans to return to Dunedin.
Rouvi saw the board again last month and while panel convener Sir Ron Young acknowledged the prisoner was a minimum-security inmate, there was still work to do.
Aranui had found messages on her partner's phone suggesting he was having an affair and promptly ended their relationship of five years.
Murderer Karl Rouvi (62) has his next chance at parole in March next year. Photo / ODT
But when she went to their Bay View Rd home to tell the rest of the family she was moving out, Rouvi responded with violence. After an argument outside, he took two boning knives from his car and attacked the woman.
Among her 21 injuries, Aranui received six major stab wounds to her face, chest and arms. Her screams brought the killer's then 29-year-old son out of the house.
He tried to distract his father so the victim and other family members could escape.
Sir Ron said the prisoner was not ready for release and listed what had to be done before that could happen.
Rouvi was encouraged to continue one-on-one counselling with a psychologist and the board requested a report specifically on the man's risk levels and reintegration needs.
The murderer's release plan also needed work, specifically regarding accommodation.
The Parole Board hoped to see Rouvi also undertake more guided releases to strengthen his links in the community.
