Community

Welcome to the Kiwiburn Community!

Here you’ll find the latest news and info, as well as connect with other Burners (via Facebook), and keep in touch with the happening at Kiwiburn Organisation, through our annual Census and Afterburn Reports.

Also, stay in touch via our Facebook Page and Facebook Group, which contain official information from the organisation and discussions with the community respectively (though of course all official information will be released here and in our Weekly Digest too).

Burning Around New Zealand

Wanting to connect with local Burners? There’s a wide range of places on Facebook to get information about local Kiwiburn communities

Latest News

STEP Update

If you woke up on ‘non-denominational holiday’ morning and didn’t receive a Kiwiburn 2025 ticket as a present, then fair enough, because that was unlikely to happen. However, wipe those tears away, because for all you ticketless humans, there’s still a glimmer of hope...

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Site Safety Shout

We wanted to give a quick shout out to our new Site Safety Facilitator, Keri! We’ll give you all a proper introduction post-Burn, but we figured we’d let you all know you’re in pretty good hands for Kiwiburn 2025. As Site Safety Facilitator, Keri facilitates the...

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A new Community Facilitator has appeared!

We’re happy to announce that Kati, the previous Community Facilitator 2iC, has stepped up and now wears the Community Facilitator hat instead! It takes a whole community to run Kiwiburn every year, and now we have Kati to facilitate said community! We’re stoked to...

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H2OMG

Worried about surviving the Paddock under the hot sun? Thirsty just thinking about DJing for hours for three of your fellow campmates? No worries, we’ve got you covered! Leave those 10,000-litre drums at home and just bring your reusable drink bottle - fresh water is...

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Hubba Hubba – Hub Events!

The Hub, our community space to learn things, share things, and get weird with things has a plethora of Events lined up for Kiwiburn 25 and we want to share them with YOU! Over the next few weeks we’ll be giving y’all a sneak peek at what’s to come - check it out!...

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Sponsor a DJ!

The silly season is over, a new year has begun, Kiwiburn is coming up soon and the future's looking bright! Yet there’s some who may not be doing too well right now. With Kiwiburn 2025 inching ever closer, there’s a particular group of humans who have a pretty dim...

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Recent Blog Posts

What is Burnable Art?

What is Burnable Art?Burnable Art is a powerful and unique art form that merges creativity with the impermanence of fire. This type of art is intentionally created to be destroyed by fire, often...

Consent: The (Unofficial) 11th Principle

What is Consent and How Does it Fit with the Principles of Burning Man? The pro-active, Burner-led initiative to drive consent culture, 11th Principle: Consent!, suggests the...

Why we volunteer – EFP Team Edition

Hey there! Captain here, I'm excited to announce I've created a new blog series and it starts right here!So, what’s this all about? It’s a shiny new series highlighting the wonderful humans who...

Volunteering FAQs

Kiwiburn is all about contributing our time, skills, and participating in the community. We are making some changes to help share the love and the workload between everyone. By 'volunteering' we...

How to start a Theme Camp #8 – Final Tips

Welcome back! Captain here, this is the final blog in my 'How to start a Theme Camp' series. This time I'm discussing any final tips that may come in handy. I asked 25 fellow Theme Camp leads what...

Weekly News Digest

Kiwiburn Census

We want to get to know you better, take feedback, and learn how we can improve. The Census happens every year after the event, and the results provide insight into our community and a range of comments and suggestions.

Afterburn Reports

The Afterburn report is an annual summary, released after each Kiwiburn event, to keep the community up to date on what’s going on behind the scenes, and our plans to make the event even better.

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