The New Zealand Kellogg Rural Leaders Programme develops emerging agribusiness leaders to help shape the future of New Zealand agribusiness and rural affairs. Lincoln University has been involved with this leaders programme since 1979 when it was launched with a grant from the Kellogg Foundation, USA.The purpose of this study is to investigate the social impact of dairy\ud conversions and the influx of non-South landers, to the Central Southland\ud area.\ud There has been a significant change in land use in many areas of\ud Southland and it is important to know if the "community" is functioning in\ud appropriate manner - in other words, do individuals see themselves as\ud part of the community and does the community deliver what they requir...