John talks with Radio Dunedin presenter Neil Collins from Tauranga about National's prospects there for candidate Simon Bridges. The discussion moves on to policing issues, violent crime in South Auckland and National's plans to curb crime.  Health policy comes up next and John talks about National's new bonding policy, a scheme that will improve the numbers of medical professionals in rural and other difficult to staff parts of the country. The conversation then moves to the impending election and the "themes" of the major parties before concluding with an exchange covering Fonterra and China.