▁allocated ▁ 5 0 % ▁on ▁the ▁annual ▁refuge e ▁qu ota . ▁This ▁change ▁followed ▁criticism ▁of ▁the ▁Government ' s ▁refuge e ▁res ett lement ▁policy ▁by ▁refuge e ▁advoc ates ▁Gu led ▁M ire ▁and ▁Mur do ch ▁Steph ens , ▁pet ition ▁from ▁World ▁V ision , ▁and ▁comments ▁from ▁Race ▁Rel ations ▁Commission er ▁M eng ▁F oon . ▁ ▁The ▁refuge e ▁qu ota ▁( res ett lement ) ▁ ▁Each ▁year , ▁New ▁Zealand ▁accepts ▁ 7 5 0 ▁refuge es , ▁increasing ▁to ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁an ▁agreement ▁with ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁High ▁Commission er ▁for ▁Ref uge es , ▁where by ▁their ▁status ▁has ▁been ▁" m and ated " ▁or ▁authentic ated ▁by ▁the ▁UN H CR . ▁Because ▁New ▁Zealand ▁is ▁in access ible ▁by ▁refuge e ▁coming ▁by ▁boat ▁or ▁a ▁land ▁bridge , ▁New ▁Zealand ▁offers ▁a ▁res ett lement ▁programme . ▁In cluded ▁within ▁this ▁qu ota ▁are ▁places ▁for ▁women ▁at ▁risk ▁( 7 5 ▁or ▁more ; ▁ 1 2 5 ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 / 1 7 ) ▁medical / disabled ▁( up ▁to ▁ 7 5 ; ▁just ▁ 2 ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 / 1 7 ), ▁and ▁emer gency ▁protection ▁cases ▁( 1 ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 / 1 7 ) ▁within ▁their ▁qu ota . ▁In ▁doing ▁so ▁they ▁offer ▁a ▁prefer