▁all ▁historic ▁Tre aty ▁settlement s ▁have ▁been ▁resolved , ▁which ▁it ▁aim ed ▁to ▁complete ▁by ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁While ▁it ▁remains ▁National ▁Party ▁policy ▁to ▁abol ish ▁the ▁elect or ates , ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁John ▁Key ▁ruled ▁it ▁out ▁as ▁recently ▁as ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁saying ▁he ▁would ▁not ▁do ▁it ▁even ▁if ▁he ▁had ▁the ▁numbers ▁to ▁do ▁so ▁as ▁there ▁would ▁be ▁" h iko is ▁from ▁hell ". ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁election ▁campaign , ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁First ▁leader ▁W inst on ▁Peters ▁announced ▁that ▁if ▁elected ▁his ▁party ▁would ▁hold ▁two ▁binding ▁refer end ums ▁on ▁whether ▁Ma ori ▁elect or ates ▁should ▁be ▁abol ished ▁and ▁whether ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁MP s ▁should ▁be ▁reduced ▁to ▁ 1 0 0 . ▁The ▁lo bb y ▁group ▁Hob son ' s ▁P ledge ▁advoc ates ▁abol ishing ▁the ▁allocated ▁M ā ori ▁seats , ▁seeing ▁them ▁as ▁out dated . ▁During ▁post - e lection ▁negoti ations ▁with ▁the ▁Labour ▁Party , ▁Peters ▁indicated ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁consider ▁dro pping ▁his ▁call ▁for ▁a ▁refer endum ▁on ▁the ▁M ā ori ▁seats ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁defeat ▁of ▁the ▁M ā ori ▁Party ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁election . ▁In ▁return ▁for ▁forming ▁a ▁government ▁with ▁the ▁Labour ▁Party , ▁N Z ▁First ▁agreed ▁to ▁drop ▁its ▁demand ▁for ▁refer enda ▁on ▁abol ishing ▁the ▁M ā ori ▁elect or ates . ▁