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An appreciative inquiry into rural wellbeingThis article is an examination of the suitability of appreciative inquiry (AI) as an approach to investigate rural wellbeing. It endeavours also to reveal attributes of AI that are conducive to bolstering community and university partnerships. A team of researchers and community members designed a research study to explore elements of community life that contributed to rural wellbeing from the perspective of the community. The team became an ad hoc inquiry group that discussed and established the details of the study, including who, where, when and why. The researchers facilitated the study logistics, while the community members became aids in establishing the meeting location, ordering refreshments and encouraging participation. The members of the inquiry group also became participants in the study.