Decommodification. It’s the Third Principle. Hey Fam, Navigator here. I’d like to share a personal story with you. At my first ever Burn, Kiwiburn Twisted Reality in 2011, there was a second Effigy built. Back in those days, we were in a cow paddock (as opposed to a...
Saga three, help a girl out….. Can we have a chat about cliffs? You can fall off ‘em, they can fall on you. They are generally more hazardous than expected and in the context of Kiwiburn create way more controversy than you would give a geographic feature credit...
How Not to Get Dumped at Kiwiburn Your relationship(s) may have survived many festivals over the years but believe us when we say that this event is very different. Attending a Burn is not like your standard music festival. It takes much more preparation, packing,...
The 4th Principle: Radical Self-Reliance Burning Man encourages the individual to discover, exercise and rely on his or her inner resources. I’ve only had the pleasure of attending Burning Man once and I can definitely report that The Black Rock Desert isn’t f*ing...
The 8th Principle: Leave No Trace (LNT) Our community respects the environment. We are committed to leaving no physical trace of our activities wherever we gather. We clean up after ourselves and endeavor, whenever possible, to leave such places in a better condition...
A Letter of Gratitude Dear Halcyon, The advice that you have gifted all of us, in my opinion, is hands-down the most thorough, most heartfelt, the most informative available for virgin and non-virgin Burners alike. Your videos and writings both prepared and inspired...
Thoughts on making Kiwiburn a more inclusive community By Ann K Addley Changing the World, One Burner at a Time I want to talk about Inclusion, and not in a preachy way. Not in a do this or else way, but as a vehicle for cultural change in our communities. Let’s face...
We continue our journey through the 10 Principles and beyond! This week, two closely related principles take the stage in our conversations with Kiwiburners: Civic Responsibility and Communal Effort. Ever since the first happening on a sandy, California beach in...
Kia ora, all you beautiful Burners! Thanks for showing up and participating! The aim of this Blog post is to cast a wide lens across one of our most favourite principles: Radical Self-Expression. We all know it, but do we really?? Do we? Burning Man...
Participation is a hot topic for Kiwiburn 2021 - Mythical Picnic, so we thought it would be good to catch up with one of the coolest, up and coming Committees on (and off) The Paddock - The Sustainability Committee. 2019 saw the formalisation of the new Sustainability...
