▁found ▁to ▁be ▁genu ine ▁refuge es ▁they ▁will ▁be ▁granted ▁residence , ▁then ▁they ▁are ▁techn ically ▁able ▁to ▁access ▁Social ▁w elf are ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand ▁and ▁the ▁same ▁benefits ▁provided ▁by ▁the ▁state ▁as ▁any ▁permanent ▁resident . ▁ ▁As yl um ▁seek ers ▁( con vention ▁refuge es ) ▁ ▁New ▁Zealand ▁receives ▁relatively ▁few ▁as yl um ▁seek ers ▁( the ▁vast ▁majority ▁by ▁air ), ▁whose ▁claim ▁is ▁then ▁either ▁approved ▁or ▁decl ined ▁by ▁the ▁Ref uge e ▁Status ▁Branch ▁of ▁the ▁Im m igration ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁or ▁by ▁the ▁Ref uge e ▁Status ▁App e als ▁Author ity . ▁There ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁considerable ▁drop ▁in ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁the ▁as yl um ▁claims ▁each ▁year ▁beginning ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 9 0 s . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁only ▁ 3 8 7 ▁refuge e ▁status ▁applications ▁were ▁received , ▁with ▁ 3 2 % ▁found ▁to ▁be ▁genu ine . ▁New ▁Zealand ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁a ▁hand ful ▁of ▁countries ▁that ▁takes ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁their ▁refuge es ▁through ▁a ▁qu ota ▁system . ▁Ass istance ▁that ▁addresses ▁as yl um ▁see ker ' s ▁specific ▁needs ▁as ▁they ▁attempt ▁to ▁integrate ▁into ▁New ▁Zealand ▁is ▁limited . ▁ ▁As yl um ▁seek ers ▁by ▁boat ▁ ▁New ▁Zealand ▁has ▁had ▁a ▁long - standing ▁concern ▁about ▁boat ▁arrival s ▁of ▁as yl um ▁seek ers . ▁New ▁Zealand ▁has ▁been ▁an ▁active ▁particip ant ▁in ▁the