1. The purpose of this book
2. Building the modern constitution
Constitutional monarchy : key concepts
4. The Sovereign in Right of New Zealand : the institutional role
5. The Sovereign in Right of New Zealand : a personal touch
6. The Letters Pantent, the Governor-General and the realm of New Zealand
7. The office of Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief
8. The Governor-General in the Executive Branch
9. Finding and changing a prime minister
10. Guardian of the constitution?
11. The Governor-General in Parliament
12. The Governor-General and the administration of justice
13. The Crown as a party to the Treaty of Waitangi
14. Exercising the head of state role
Afterword: Thinking about a republican constitution.