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 Kiwiburn Discord channel, which contains 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
Kiwiburn 2027 Tickets: The Ticketing Tea
The ticketing machine is warming up! Here’s what you need to know for KB27: General sale via STEP — from 27 November, 2026 Our first batch of 100 general tickets will hit STEP on 27 November. More tickets will be released as we fill the volunteer roles needed to...
The Paddock Awaits Your Shenanigans
Got an event idea burning a hole in your brain? Event submissions open 1 November and close 1 December, so now’s the time to turn those wild ideas, joyful experiments and gloriously weird schemes into a plan. Whether you’re dreaming up a dance floor, a ridiculous...
Ready to Graduate from Couch to Chair?
We’re giving this one another shout! Kiwiburn is still looking for its next ExCom Chairperson. If you’ve got good communication skills, the ability to listen to several different opinions and want to talk them out, enjoy bringing people together, can wrangle a bit of...
Step right up and make the Chaos Machine run
Are you a seasoned Burner with a coat full of patches and thirty half finished art projects in your garage? Are you Burner-curious and attending for the first time? You can make your mark, make mates, and make the magic happen by volunteering. New teams have opened...
Moss and Microchips not Moss and Microplastics
If your camp has fake grass, make sure those edges are properly protected — otherwise the MOOP monsters may awaken, and before you know it, you’re moss! We take our edging seriously. Cough, cough… MCC and your suspiciously lush lawns… we see you. The only grass left...
Have you got what it takes to be Chair?
Kiwiburn is looking for its next ExCom Chairperson! Want to help steer the ship, wrangle the chaos, support our teams and have a real say in where Kiwiburn heads next? This could be your moment. A huge thank you to Keri for the awesome mahi they’ve put in so far as...
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.


