This week Country Life meets some characterful Clydesdale horses, finds out about the Waimate Trail, explores rural life through objects via a new book and heads to threatened Thornton Lagoon in Bay of Plenty.

You can find photos and read more about the stories in this episode on our webpage, here.

In this episode:

• 0:44 - Rural News Wrap
• 8:06 - Kiwi Country: New book explores rural New Zealand through 100 objects
• 16:37 - The Waimate Trail
• 23:10 - Battling off-roaders and pests at Thornton Lagoon
• 33:53 - Clydesdales - the gentle giants of the horse world

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