 In August 2018, a book by Stephens was released documenting the campaign through publisher Bridget Williams Books.On 19 September 2018, the Labour coalition government made the announcement that New Zealand will raise the annual refugee quota from 1,000 to 1,500 in July 2020, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern had announced.Labour campaigned on increasing the refugee quota to 1,500 over three years, and providing the funding to manage refugee resettlement.