Complex sentence: Former Governor-General Dame Catherine Tizard said publicly in 2004 that the monarch should be replaced by a New Zealand head of state, along with Sir Paul Reeves, who has indicated that he would not oppose a republic.
Split into simpler sentences: Former Governor-General Dame Catherine Tizard said publicly in 2004 that the monarch should be replaced by a New Zealand head of state. Her predecessor as Governor-General, Sir Paul Reeves, has stated that he would not oppose a republic.