People often ask what it's like to bring kids to Kiwiburn. Kids tend to love Kiwiburn. They have a lot of fun. There is so much to do and see! However they do require more care than older people, so if you are thinking about bringing your kids to Kiwiburn, it pays to...
The Temple is one of the things that makes burns different from other festivals. It belongs to no religion, yet it is spiritual; it is a place for emotion, for release, for grief, for letting go... it is a sacred space. Sometimes people get too carried away with their...
We recently stumbled upon this great write-up about how different people relate to and enact the 10 principles at Burning Seed, our Australian sister burn. This was originally posted on Philosophy of Burning, by Wonka. Recently, I’ve surveyed many members of the...
Have you ever thought of building the Kiwiburn Effigy? Find out what the experience is like from Nico Skyfister who brought us the 2015 Papatuanuku Woman Effigy. Planning and building the effigy was one of the most challenging and exhilarating experiences I have ever...
Have you ever wondered how the Temple and Effigy even exist at all? Who designs them? Who builds them? Who decides? What are they... even? Rohana Weaver was the successful applicant for Kiwiburn 2015's Temple design. She put together a team and led the build to make...
By Joel Pitt I’m one of the creators of Tensegrity, a spinning 3m tall metal and LED light sculpture that we took to Kiwiburn Wyrd in 2015. The previous year (2014) I’d brought the Sensorium to The Paddock, which was my first exploration into electronics,...
When we're not frolicking on it like radioactive spring lambs, our beloved Paddock is actually a very full dinner plate for our woolly ovine friends who also call the Paddock home. Whatever we leave behind on their carpet/salad is something they might unwittingly...
We asked a veteran Kiwiburner what the Temple means to him: Life is full of heights and depths, whether we like it or not. We run headlong towards the heights and we tend to find satisfying ways to pretend that the depths aren't really there. A few days of radical...
Welcome to the new Kiwiburn blog. This is where you can get real insider knowledge about the realities of our festival... and you can share your experiences too. Is there something you want to share with the community or new participants in a coherent written...
This was a guest post for the Nowhere blog by Isa Ritchie After journeying through the rolling hills of our Lord-of-the-rings-esque landscape, passing unperturbed cows and sheep, and stopping in quirky old fashioned small towns, you will find yourself at New...
