0 2 ▁but ▁this ▁policy ▁was ▁not ▁continued , ▁nor ▁implemented ▁when ▁they ▁gained ▁power ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁At ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁election ▁the ▁Labour ▁party ▁indicated ▁they ▁would ▁support ▁raising ▁the ▁qu ota ▁to ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁In ▁early ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁Am n esty ▁International ▁joined ▁the ▁call ▁to ▁double ▁the ▁qu ota . ▁The ▁public ▁aw ak ening ▁to ▁the ▁refuge e ▁crisis ▁in ▁August ▁of ▁that ▁year ▁led ▁to ▁dou bling ▁the ▁qu ota ▁becoming ▁a ▁popular ▁argument ▁for ▁how ▁New ▁Zealand ▁should ▁respond , ▁gain ing ▁support ▁from ▁may ors , ▁churches , ▁other ▁N G OS , ▁the ▁National ▁party ▁youth ▁wing , ▁and ▁media ▁comment ators . ▁Public ▁pressure ▁saw ▁the ▁government ▁agree ▁to ▁admit ▁ 6 0 0 ▁additional ▁Sy rian ▁refuge es , ▁with ▁ 1 5 0 ▁places ▁also ▁set ▁aside ▁from ▁within ▁the ▁qu ota ▁for ▁Sy ri ans . ▁They ▁also ▁said ▁they ▁would ▁consider ▁increasing ▁the ▁qu ota ▁at ▁the ▁tri enn ial ▁review ▁due ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁A ▁broad - based ▁campaign ▁ran ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁six ▁months ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁to ▁encou rage ▁the ▁government ▁to ▁double ▁the ▁qu ota . ▁While ▁it ▁was ▁ultimately ▁un success ful ▁in ▁that ▁goal , ▁the ▁government ▁did ▁set ▁in ▁place ▁an ▁increase ▁of ▁the ▁qu ota ▁to ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁places ▁for ▁July ▁ 2