Life’s become a pressure cooker for many of Queenstown’s staff-deprived hospo operators — with some close to breaking point as customers pour through their doors.Hospitality New Zealand regional manager Darelle Jenkins sums it up:…

Police are hunting a gunman after a 37-year-old man was shot in the leg outside his Taylors Lakes home in Melbourne on Friday.

Emergency services received reports of an injured man about 7.45pm, who had made his way to a nearby business to beg for help.

The man had taken to hospital and treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

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His attacker was last seen in a dark-coloured vehicle, fleeing across the Melton Highway.

Police are currently investigating the circumstances surrounding the shooting, which is not believed to be gang related, but a targeted attack.

Officers are appealing for CCTV or dashcam footage as the investigation continues.

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