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

Important Dates!

Important Dates; Don't forget to get your applications in! Put them on that organizational whiteboard, set that phone reminder, tape it to your fridge if that'll help! Get them in because we want to see them! Art Grant submissions close: 9PM Sunday 21 June 2026 -...

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April Already!?

We know the EFP’s been brimming with volunteer callouts lately—but it’s not all sign-up sheets and spreadsheets. We’ve also got some fresh faces to welcome to the team.  The Kiwiburn machine is powered by people — and we’re looking to grow a few of the cogs that keep...

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I’VE ESCAPED AND NEED YOUR HELP! 

Please do not scroll!  I write to you from an undisclosed location. I barely escaped the clutches of the DOP. I’ve lost count of how long I’ve been held captive writing the EFP but now I’ve finally made my daring bid for freedom. In order to maintain the illusion that...

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Wanted: TWO Creative Legends to Design the Burn 

Got a knack for turning ideas into eye candy? We’re on the lookout for two Graphic Designers to help shape the look and feel of Kiwiburn—from posters and patches to guides, socials, and all the bits in between. You’ll collaborate with the winning poster artist, adapt...

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Welcome to the Comms family Piklik!

- What do you actually do around here now? I’ve been accepted to fill the role of Communications 2IC - meaning I assist Captain, our Communications Facilitator and will have some specific responsibilities in the team as well. - What made you want to volunteer for a...

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Welcome back to the year-round crew, Chloe! 

- Tell us about your role: Internal comms is about managing the comms across teams internally for the Org and trying to reduce the silo effect that can come from people working hard in their own respective areas! It's a newly developed role and I'm the first to have...

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Recent Blog Posts

A Recipe for a Bad Time (Vegan)

There are, unfortunately, very reliable ways to have a bad time at Kiwiburn. Not catastrophic, “you won’t believe this” bad. Just quietly, persistently underwhelming. The kind where you get home,...

My First Kiwiburn: How to Accidentally Become Someone Else for a Week (and then Purposefully Go Home)

I didn’t go to Kiwiburn to become Princess.I went because something in my life had caught fire and I didn’t know how to put it out. We arrived late.As we always do. Even with our best...

What Does It Feel Like to Build Something Meant to Burn? A Work of Heart.

Everything is temporary, to an extent.We just don’t usually think about it at this scale.We know relationships can end.Bodies will age.Festivals pack down and vanish behind us.But we rarely choose...

Volunteering Is How Ordinary People End Up Doing Impossible Things

The World Is Held Together By People Who Didn’t Mean To Be In Charge There is no sensible reason why, once a year, a group of ordinary people would travel for hours, take time off work, and arrive...

Kiwiburn Incorporated Society Reregistration process – Background information

Kiwiburn needs to update our existing constitution to bring it into compliance with the Incorporated Societies Act 2022.  You can find a copy of the constitution here:  Kiwiburn Rules of...

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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