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Bunnythorpe
Bunnythorpe is a village in the Manawatu-Wanganui region of New Zealand's North Island, north of the region's major city, Palmerston North. Dairy farms predominate the surrounding area but the community facilities include Bunnythorpe School, with a roll of about 80 pupils as of 2010 as well as a Rugby Football Club, Country Club and several manufacturing plants. The population was 222 in the 2013 census.
National grid operator Transpower has a large electrical substation near the village. It is the major switching point for high voltage lines in the lower central North Island, and also is responsible for local supply to northern and eastern Palmerston North and the Manawatu district.