The Panel

A day on from the Government's budget analysis is focusing on the more minute details including the Crown Debt target, immigration, and education. Private schools were somewhat shafted in the Budget, with the Government removing operational grant components and access to Te Kura subjects from private schools. Parents of students at Reremoana School in Auckland's Manurewa today held a protest at the gates over bullying. Parents say ther eis an on-going issue of bullying at the school and have take the chance to voice their concerns as part of NZ Bully Free Week. Marc Guillaume, organiser of the protest, explains the problems his son has had to deal with over the last few years.

Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Story of the day today is about how to deal with annoying seagulls, plus an update on the Royal Wedding frenzy in the UK.

We find the answers to any queries you can think up. Today we answered Kirsty's question about broccoli and Anna's query about black holes.

Tensions continue to rise over the Te Mata track at Craggy Range Winery. Iwi were angered when the winery built a track on the side of the maunga and are expressing disappointment about not bein consulted over ongoing developments. Meanwhile the protection of maunga in Auckland has raised the heckles of some locals, a listener angry that cars are no longer allowed to drive up One Tree Hill.

Firewood sellers say online opportunists are taking advantage of the firewood demand by selling wet wood on social media. Retailers say buyers then have to buy ready to burn wood from them to replace it.

The Royal Wedding is expected to inject millions of pounds into the British economy but is there as much hype as is being made out in the media? A new poll suggests neither Americans nor Brits are very interested.

What the Panelists Ella Henry and Bernard Hickey want to talk about.

Computers have cracked what makes a great pop song. After analysing more than half a million songs, an algorithm was able to sort out which were the successful songs with an accuracy of up to 86 percent.

The government has delivered its first Budget. Political commentator Bryce Edwards joins the panelists to discuss what this means politically, what the reaction will be from the public and the opposition.

The Bank of England's Deputy Governor has apologised after he described the economy as 'menopausal'. Ben Broadbent's comment provoked anger, with critics arguing the use of the word was sexist and ageist.