0 ▁places ▁from ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁on wards . ▁ ▁Double ▁The ▁Qu ota ▁campaign ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁Do ing ▁Our ▁Bit , ▁a ▁small ▁Well ington - based ▁char itable ▁trust ▁led ▁by ▁Mur do ch ▁Steph ens ▁launched ▁the ▁Double ▁The ▁Qu ota ▁campaign . ▁The ▁campaign ▁had ▁two ▁goals : ▁to ▁double ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁refuge es ▁wel com ed ▁through ▁the ▁annual ▁res ett lement ▁qu ota ▁from ▁ 7 5 0 ▁to ▁ 1 5 0 0 ▁and ▁to ▁double ▁the ▁fund ing ▁for ▁res ett lement ▁services . ▁The ▁campaign ▁just ified ▁this ▁increase ▁based ▁on ▁population ▁growth ▁since ▁the ▁qu ota ▁was ▁set ▁at ▁ 8 0 0 ▁places ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁and ▁a ▁sharp ▁decrease ▁in ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁as yl um ▁seek ers ▁accepted ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁on wards . ▁They ▁argued ▁that ▁the ▁qu ota ▁had ▁not ▁increased ▁for ▁three ▁dec ades , ▁that ▁Australia ▁wel com ed ▁five ▁times ▁as ▁many ▁refuge es ▁per ▁cap ita ▁as ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁and ▁that ▁New ▁Zealand ▁ranked ▁around ▁ 9 0 th ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁at ▁hosting ▁refuge es ▁per ▁cap ita . ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁election ▁only ▁the ▁Green ▁Party ▁and ▁United ▁Future ▁had ▁policies ▁on ▁increasing ▁the ▁qu ota . ▁The ▁National ▁party ▁had ▁a ▁policy ▁of ▁decre asing ▁the ▁qu ota ▁to ▁ 5 0 0 ▁places ▁in ▁ 2 0