New Zealand has the worst anthem of any worldwide. Every time it is sung on television I press the mute button. It is fictional and mythological. ‘God Defend New Zealand' was composed by Thomas Bracken in 1977, and was accepted by the Queen.

Surely, in this age of sophisticated space-age technology, some musical genius and atheist could compose an anthem without a religious base.

I have written on this topic previously.

Most other countries have wonderful anthems, but ours, plus the ‘warrior chant' haka are abominable. Goodness knows what other countries think when they hear ours – I shudder, and as I also do for bibles being in courts and parliament.

Will humanity ever rise up as one and accept evolution, as it is factual and for real?

Ernest Izett, Brookfield.