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

Another theme camp dates reminder!

Don’t forget to submit your theme camp registrations! 23rd August (11:59pm): Theme Camp Registration closes for camps wanting reserved tickets 31st August (11:59pm): Theme Camp Registration officially closes  Bring the chaos, bring the challenge, bring the weird....

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Come and work for Kiwiburn EVENT-ually

Are you a coordination wizard? Do you love the burn and working with people?  Do you have a stable internet connection? Kiwiburn needs you! You will be the primary point of contact for all event registrants, work closely with various operational teams, and be an agent...

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Big burn begins building!

The third largest city in Nevada just had its first spike driven into the hard, dry lake bed in what will soon become Black Rock City (frankly, I think it’s got nothing on Hunterville). Read more about this momentous occasion here:...

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Help shape our Constitution — Tonight at 7pm!

Kiwiburn members are invited to our Constitution Ideas Hui tonight (28 July 2026) at 7pm. This is a space to suggest ideas for the next update to our Incorporated Society’s Constitution. All ideas are welcome—whether you have a detailed proposal, a question, or the...

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The Temple Calls Once More

The call is going out again! Earlier this year we opened applications for the Kiwiburn Temple, but with too few expressions of interest, we hit pause. Since then, we've heard from members of the community who are feeling inspired, so we're re-opening applications and...

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Camp Registration: The First Step to Shenanigans

Attention camp moms, cat-wranglers, and anyone who colour-codes their life: Theme Camp registrations are now OPEN! This is your chance to secure the prestigious (and entirely imaginary) title of Most Organised Human on the Paddock. The competition is fierce. The glory...

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Recent Blog Posts

Headwaters Is Heading to Burning Man: A Little Slice of the Paddock Goes to the Playa

This project started as a whiteboard wish, became a Kiwiburn experiment, and now it needs the community to say yes too. Help bring Headwaters to the Playa Maja Sagaser does not, technically, call...

Bring This, Not Regret (A Packing Wishlist)

A post–burn reflectionI went to my first Burn thinking I was fairly well prepared.I was wrong in the same way someone is “basically fluent” after three Duolingo lessons. There are things you can...

Don’t Start With Fire. Start With This. (Fire Spinning)

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...

How to Start a Shenanigan

(aka: how to start an in-paddock event at Kiwiburn) There are two types of people at Kiwiburn:those who go looking for something to happen,and those who accidentally invent a tradition because they...

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,...

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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