Kiwiburn is full of all sorts of wonderful people like you! Kiwiburn is a community, not just an organisation, and it’s growing daily, so we have introduced a Community Engagement Lead to act as a conduit between the decision makers and those affected by the decisions. Kat Robbie will be facilitating information sharing and consultation to encourage active participation and … Read More
Regional Roundabout – news from where we aren’t.
…or are we? With no Kiwiburn this year, it’s always nice take a look at regional events around the world (official or no) to either go to, or be inspired from. There is always something happening somewhere it seems! Not everyone has the means to travel physically but we can always attempt it in our minds or with our communities. … Read More
Alternate Burn
Although Kiwiburn 2019 will not be happening, you can still burn in 2019! A small team of Auckland based Burners has found an absolutely beautiful piece of land and are currently in the Resource Consent phase for a one-off festival in January 2019. Location: Matamata (2 hours south of Auckland) Dates: Wednesday 23 – Monday 28 January This will be … Read More
Art for Trees 2018: A Tribute to Larry Harvey
Since 2013, Art of Trees has planted 40,000 seedling trees to replenish wood burned at Burning Man. This Burn year, Art for Trees will honour Larry Harvey and Burning Man through a legacy project: the Larry Harvey Memorial Grove. Read more about how you can contribute to the Indiegogo campaign, here.
The vanishing idealism of Burning Man
Artists head to the desert to build a utopia. But does their work hold up in the real world? Read more here.
Where are we as a community, and where we are headed?
[photo by Kasai Photography] In the 2018 Afterburn report, you can read about concerns some Team Leads have regarding the prevalent and increasing culture of irresponsible intoxication, leading to incidents with the potential to jeopardise the future of Kiwiburn. And how do we get more Burners to step up into key roles to help ease the workload being carried out … Read More
Burning Man news, tips and important information
Photo of Larry Harvey by John Curley “We don’t book acts or provide entertainment. NO velvet ropes, NO barricades that separate you from truly participating in BRC. What happens at Burning Man is up to you, as a citizen of BRC. We value who you are, not what you have. And when given the opportunity participants are turned into … Read More
What in the world? It’s the Regional Round-up!
Holy worldwide community Batman, take a look at what’s happening where most of us aren’t! In South Africa: Check out AfrikaBurn 2018 in illustrations. And, the 2019 theme has been announced! It is Ephemeropolis and they are currently calling out for poster submissions. Release the artist in you. In Israel: Memories from Midburn – read all the snippets about what happened this … Read More
Peachy keen
When you’re traveling south along Sate Highway 1 from Managweka and see the legendary Peach teats billboard, you know you’re almost Home. It’s iconic, and has been around for quater of a century. Read about the history of the billboard here.