Angelo Dion Tamati (40) was jailed for five years in July 2016 but was released in March 2018 after the Parole Board deemed it safe to do so.
He spent some time at rehabilitation facility Moana House but voluntarily went back into custody because he was not coping.
Tamati was again released in February but, a month later, he tested positive for methamphetamine and was locked up again.
When he was originally paroled, he was described by a Corrections officer as having "a complete turnaround" and had acted as a mentor to younger prisoners.
It was in stark contrast to the "angry young man" who was jailed in 2016, the board said.
Tamati's associate Corey Elliman - who was also paroled this year while serving a sentence of four years, 10 months - felt aggrieved at being evicted from a central Dunedin flat.
He told two people that the man who booted him out had money.
"Feel free to rip him off," Elliman told them.
The duo, organised by Tamati, had been provided with a key to the property and went to the Maitland St house on July 2, 2015, one wearing a balaclava and carrying a .22 calibre rifle, the other wearing a beanie and a scarf over his face and carrying a knife.
They attacked the victim, who was alone watching TV.
The assailant with the knife punched him as the other man pointed the rifle at him, repeatedly swearing and demanding money and drugs.
As the melee moved to the kitchen, the man with the rifle pressed the muzzle to the victim's forehead, then shot him through the back of the left upper thigh.
The victim dragged himself back to the lounge and lay on the couch with his pet dog while his assailants ransacked the house.
They made off with only $70 cash and two cellphones.
Tamati's counsel Deborah Henderson told the Dunedin District Court yesterday the breach of parole had given her client time to reflect on his mistakes.
"He has tried to put plans in place so when released this won't happen again," she said.
Tamati continued to be treated regularly for his addiction issues and was hopeful of being granted parole at his next hearing in August.
There was a bed available for him at a residential rehabilitation facility in Christchurch if he was successful, the court heard.
"I hope that's more successful than the last two releases," Judge John Macdonald said.
He sentenced Tamati to one month imprisonment.
It will be served concurrently with his other sentence, which means his parole-hearing date would not be affected.
