. ▁Im m igration ▁Minister ▁I ain ▁Le es - G allow ay ▁described ▁the ▁policy ▁as ▁" the ▁very ▁definition ▁of ▁disc rim ination " ▁and ▁indicated ▁the ▁policy ▁would ▁be ▁review ed . ▁Both ▁the ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Jac inda ▁Ar dern ▁and ▁the ▁Foreign ▁Minister ▁W inst on ▁Peters ▁question ed ▁whether ▁the ▁policy ▁was ▁rac ist , ▁but ▁also ▁indicated ▁the ▁policy ▁- ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁bro ader ▁make - up ▁of ▁the ▁qu ota ▁- ▁was ▁under ▁review . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁de cade ▁ 2 0 0 7 - 2 0 1 6 ▁the ▁top ▁three ▁refuge e ▁res ett lement ▁countries ▁of ▁origin ▁have ▁been ▁My an mar , ▁Bh ut an , ▁and ▁Colombia . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁My an mar , ▁Colombia ▁and ▁then ▁Sy ria ▁were ▁the ▁top ▁countries ▁where ▁refuge es ▁origin ated . ▁ ▁In ▁early ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁the ▁Im m igration ▁Minister ▁I ain ▁Le es - G allow ay ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁Labour - led ▁coal ition ▁government ▁would ▁be ▁scra pping ▁the ▁disc rimin atory ▁requirement ▁that ▁African ▁and ▁Middle ▁Eastern ▁refuge e ▁applic ants ▁already ▁have ▁relatives ▁who ▁were ▁res iding ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁While ▁the ▁African ▁and ▁Middle ▁Eastern ▁regions ▁had ▁their ▁refuge e ▁allocation ▁qu ota ▁increased ▁from ▁ 1 4 % ▁to ▁ 1 5 %, ▁the ▁Government ▁would ▁still ▁continues ▁its ▁focus ▁on ▁the ▁Asia - P ac ific ▁region , ▁which ▁is