With two young children, Dannevirke business woman and single mum Melissa Martin is keen to see more funding for GPs in next week's Budget.
"When it can take up to six weeks to get an appointment to see your own GP, the whole medical system needs looking at because there are more administrators than GPs," she said.
"I realise there are some appointments you can make with a doctor who is free, but it's so important to have your own GP for continuity of care in some situations."
The mother of two young children, Imogene, 4, and Austin-James, 18 months, Miss Martin runs her own dance academy and for her, flexible childcare subsides should be one of the things top of the Government's Budget list.
"If I worked from 8am to 5pm my childcare would almost be free," she said. "But because I work out of normal hours and need someone at home to care for my children, the current childcare subsidy doesn't cover the hours I need.