Announcing the winner of this year's Poster Comp, for the Kiwiburn 2027 theme: Moss and Microchips. The winning design was submitted by Kareena Naran (@designs.by.kareena), so a big thank you and congratulations are in order! The poster will be adapted and used...
Each year, Burners from across New Zealand and Australia come together for the Burner Leadership Summit (BoNZA), a gathering focused on sharing ideas, strengthening connections, and supporting community-led initiatives. This year's summit was held in Sydney and...
Every year, Kiwiburn's visual identity helps set the tone for the journey ahead, from the first ticket release to the guides, patches, wristbands, and artwork that participants carry home. Now that we have our fantastic poster, we're looking for a Graphic Designer to...
Kiwiburn this year starts Wednesday 27/01/2027 and finishes Monday 1/02/2027 On-Site Crew Support needed; Team A will start Pre Build Saturday 9/01/2027 and Sunday 10/01/2027 Team B maintain presence during the event and assist pack-down can start as late as Saturday...
Kiwiburn is looking for an Event Manager In practice, this means being the person who knows what's going on, who needs what, who's forgotten a deadline, and which small problem is about to become a large problem if nobody deals with it. You'll spend the year helping...
Kiwiburn runs on volunteers. Not in a vague, inspirational, disney movie kind of way. Literally. The event only happens because hundreds of awesome people (including the EFP team) spend their time building things, fixing things, organising things, answering questions,...
The inaugural Chickenstock was this weekend, Christchurch’s premier poultry athletic competition. The reports are in that attendees of this chicken run were thoroughly hen-tertained, and raised an egg-cellent sum for the Climate Action Campus. The Climate Action...
Ever watched a fire spinner at Kiwiburn and thought, "Yep, I want to do that"? Well, before you start dreaming of blazing poi and dramatic staff tricks, our latest blog post reveals the secret that every fire spinner learns: the journey starts long before the flames....
The gaping hole in the comms team has been filled. Please welcome to the EFP team, Hels! We are thrilled to have you! Tell us about your role: As a propagandist, I hypnotise the masses through the power of a newsletter. What made you want to volunteer for a year...
From the edge of the circle On the Paddock you first notice it just after dusk: a small circle of people moving in perfect rhythm, flames tracing arcs in the dark, sparks scattering like stars. You watch, mesmerised, from the edge of the circle. Every spin seems...
