I received a good New Year present from the Dominion Post when they published my
  
   opinion piece on the Head of State Referenda Bill
  
  under the title “Hands up for a president of Aotearoa”.  The same piece had earlier been published in the Christchurch Press.
 
  This has kicked off the debate I had hoped around my
  
   Head of State private members bill
  
  , to be debated in Parliament this year, which enables Kiwis to choose between keeping the monarch or moving towards a democratically selected head of state.
 
  The
  
   discussion on Kiwiblog
  
  has been particularly hot.
 
  I am currently gathering a list of endorsers of the Bill. If you’d like to help, want to help, please
  
   email me
  
  or
  
   become a supporter on facebook
  
  .
 
  If you are interested in getting the bill passed at its first reading, please
  
   contact your local MP
  
  or
  
   write to all MPs
  
  and tell them why.