 They argued that the quota had not increased for three decades, that Australia welcomed five times as many refugees per capita as New Zealand, and that New Zealand ranked around 90th in the world at hosting refugees per capita.Prior to the 2014 election only the Green Party and United Future had policies on increasing the quota.The National party had a policy of decreasing the quota to 500 places in 2002 but this policy was not continued, nor implemented when they gained power in 2008.