A rural community: Wimbledon / Herbertville in southern Hawkes Bay

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 topic is my community, the district of\ud Wimbledon/Herbertville with emphasis on the role of women in\ud the paid work force. The method used was a survey sent out to\ud every household in the district (excluding holiday homes). Detailed are some of the changes and concerns of\ud the people still living in the area, and some of their thoughts\ud on the future