This image was published in the May 21st, 1978, edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper with the caption “Driving around this bend, would you think there were children, houses, a speed restriction area and a concealed intersection at the top of th...

Creator:      The Tribune
Place:          Bunnythorpe
Date:          May 21, 1978

These images were taken for the June 18th 1978, edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper, the first of which was published.

An excerpt from the article read: “Just why are a Cabinet Minister and a Palmerston North accountant shaking hands in the m...

Creator:      The Tribune
Place:          Bunnythorpe
Date:          June 18, 1978

Broadcast on Manawatu People's Radio, 25th February 2025. Part 1 of 2.  Born in Palmerston North and lived in Bunnythorpe until she was 19 years old then moved to Hawkes Bay to teach. Father worked at electricity sub station at Bunnythorpe...

Creator:      Stuart Birks
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          February 25, 2025

This image was published in the May 21st, 1978, edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper with the caption ”These people are worried about the danger spot - and they want this sign shifted, plus the one in the background. Since the "Tribune" enquiry...

Creator:      The Tribune
Place:          Bunnythorpe
Date:          May 21, 1978

These images were taken for the June 11th 1978, edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper, the first of which was published with the caption “The site for oxidation ponds for Bunnythorpe's sewerage scheme, in farmland near Ngaio Road.”

An excerpt f...

Creator:      The Tribune
Place:          Ngaio Road, Bunnythorpe
Date:          June 11, 1978

This map has been created by collaging together cadastral maps of various boroughs and counties in the vicinity of Palmerston North, including the areas around Shannon, Foxton and Tokomaru.

Date:          1957

A plan from 1886 showing the section allotments in the town of Bunnythorpe.

Creator:      New Zealand Survey
Place:          Bunnythorpe
Date:          July 1886

This plan for the Bunnythorpe Public Hall was designed by Ludolph Georg West (1846-1919). The Danish-born architect established an architectural practice in Palmerston North in about 1880. In 1912 he formed a partnership with is son, Ernest Vilh...

Creator:      L G West
Date:          1900

Journalist Tina White's weekly "Memory Lane" article in the Manawatū Standard. Two World War 1 soldiers from Bunnythorpe, Len and Pat Argyle, wrote letters home to their parents from the war front.

Creator:      Tina White
Place:          Manawatū
Date:          April 24, 2021

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 18 August 1958, page 8: "Mrs. Howard, formerly Miss Mary Jane Jefferies, a first day pupil of the Bunnythorpe School is seen cutting the jubilee cake during the banquet ...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          August 18, 1958

Arthur Koehler was born in Palmerston North to a German father and Danish mother. In 1917, he is listed on his military record as living and working in Gisborne. He is shown here stumping with a jack.

Creator:      Whalley and Co., Crown Studios
Place:          Bunnythorpe, Manawatū
Date:          1912

This map details the major driving routes in and around the Manawatu District as in the 1970s. The reverse gives a potted history of Palmerston North and lists some of of the regions most popular features, including parks, beaches and other amenit...

Creator:      Automobile Association
Place:          Manawatu
Date:          1976

Movies in Parks summer series event in Bunnythorpe. Showing film We Bought a Zoo.

Creator:      Dean Giddens
Date:          January 25, 2019

A view of Dixon's Line, Bunnythorpe.

Creator:      Wendy Ellingham
Place:          Dixon's Line, Bunnythorpe
Date:          1966

A view of Dixon's Line, Bunnythorpe.

Creator:      Wendy Ellingham
Place:          Dixon's Line, Bunnythorpe
Date:          1966

A view of Dixon's Line, Bunnythorpe.

Creator:      Wendy Ellingham
Place:          Dixon's Line, Bunnythorpe
Date:          1975

A view of Dixon's Line, Bunnythorpe.

Creator:      Wendy Ellingham
Place:          Dixon's Line, Bunnythorpe
Date:          1975

Just before the Easter break 2019 the local community organised a successful event to bring people's attention to the Owen Street playground and increase the usage and visibility of this asset. A team of three - Bunnythorpe resident Amy Philips, E...

Creator:      Julia Panfylova
Place:          Owen Street, Bunnythorpe
Date:          April 18, 2019

The railway line from Palmerston North runs down at an angle from the top of the photograph, near the left hand corner, and then across to the right hand side. The road from Ashhurst runs from the mid-point of the left hand side up towards the ra...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Bunnythrope, Palmerston North
Date:          1978

Murray Phillips is engaging with the Bunnythorpe community on the Village Gateway Project at the Movies in Parks event in Bunnythorpe 

Creator:      Dean Giddens
Date:          January 25, 2019

An Austin 10 parked on Dixon's Line, Bunnythorpe.

Creator:      Wendy Ellingham
Place:          Dixon's Line, Bunnythorpe
Date:          1967

This booklet contains a variety of aerial photographs from the region, including Palmerston North, Levin, Foxton, Bunnythorpe, Feilding, Longburn and Bulls.

Creator:      Whites Aviation Limited
Place:          Manawatū
Date:          195X