way ▁was ▁tri aled , ▁however ▁it ▁is ▁unclear ▁whether ▁it ▁will ▁be ▁continued . ▁ ▁A ▁refuge e ▁who ▁is ▁res ett led ▁into ▁New ▁Zealand ▁is ▁granted ▁permanent ▁res iden cy ▁and ▁may ▁apply ▁for ▁citizens hip . ▁Much ▁of ▁the ▁discussion ▁in ▁recent ▁years ▁has ▁focused ▁on ▁whether ▁the ▁annual ▁UN H CR ▁res ett lement ▁qu ota ▁is ▁ade qu ate , ▁focused ▁on ▁the ▁most ▁vulner able ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁out comes ▁of ▁refuge es ▁coming ▁through ▁this ▁system . ▁New ▁Zealand ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁countries ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁that ▁receive ▁more ▁qu ota ▁refuge es ▁than ▁as yl um ▁applications . ▁There ▁has ▁been ▁relatively ▁little ▁focus ▁on ▁the ▁rights ▁of ▁as yl um ▁seek ers . ▁ ▁History ▁of ▁refuge es ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Even ▁before ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁United ▁Nations ▁Convention ▁was ▁being ▁adopted ▁by ▁member ▁states , ▁New ▁Zealand ▁accepted ▁refuge es . ▁ ▁Those ▁granted ▁refuge e ▁status ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁UN H CR ▁Convention ▁were ▁▁▁ 1 1 0 0 ▁Jewish ▁refuge es ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁▁▁▁▁ 8 3 7 ▁Polish ▁refuge es , ▁mostly ▁children ▁arrived ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁▁ 4 , 5 0 0 ▁refuge es ▁from ▁Europe ▁between ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁ ▁New ▁Zealand ▁acc eded ▁to ▁the ▁UN H CR ▁Convention ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁and ▁refuge e ▁policy ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁oblig