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
We need bees for the Working Bee!
Kiwiburn needs bees! Or at least we think that’s what the infrastructure department asked for? So if you’re a bee, or at least a human who wants to try being a bee - listen up! The omnipotent and omnipresent Infrastructure & MPW teams have asked us to put the call...
KAC: The Magic Behind the Art of Kiwiburn 2025
While many Kiwiburn teams were taking a well-deserved break, the Kiwiburn Arts Committee (KAC) kept busy behind the scenes, making sure the creative magic of the festival continued to grow. Here’s a little recap of what we’ve been up to so far this year! Trash...
Shiny New Ticketing System!
After many years using Quicket as our ticketing software, Kiwiburn is finally ready to launch our very own internal ticketing system. This has been an enormous effort by our talented IT and ticketing teams over the last 12 months, and we're really excited to announce...
You’ll never guess what we need!
At the risk of sounding like a very broken record, Kiwiburn needs…drum roll please…volunteers! As our arrival onto the Paddock creeps closer, on-site roles are beginning to fill but we still need more hands on deck. Yes, we’re very demanding, we know. In case...
Announcement: The Communications Team is no more
Once a year, at a secret location, a covert meeting of elite individuals takes place. Our Electric Fencepost team (hey wait, that's us!) were in attendance and can now share details of this shady secretive meeting. On 28 September, the Communications Team journeyed...
LARGE Art Logistics Grant Open
Got a big art project in the works for Kiwiburn but worried about hauling it to the Paddock? Well, worry no more! The new Art Logistics Grants are here to help cover the hefty costs of transporting your artistic masterpiece to and from Hunterville. Whether it’s ferry...
Recent Blog Posts
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.
