Onsite volunteer applications are OPEN! Fancy getting amongst it, meeting excellent weirdos, and helping make the magic happen? Head over to portal.kiwiburn.com and throw your name into the volunteering hat. There are heaps of roles across loads of teams, and you can...
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Calling all map nerds, human GPS units & paddock wanderers!
Surveying Team Lead + 2IC wanted! Help turn the Town Planning team’s beautiful digital dreams into something we can actually see on the paddock. You’ll lead a small crew in the days before Kiwiburn, marking out roads, theme camps, art, infrastructure and car parks,...
Thank you Jarred!
An update from the Art Department: Jarred is stepping down as Art Facilitator so they can give their studies the time and attention they deserve. We’re hugely grateful for the energy, care, and creativity Jarred has brought to the role and to Kiwiburn more broadly....
Theme Camp Rivalries Heat Up
Last week, we reported on the drama surrounding the Auckland Burners Facebook group. This is of course regarding the lack of Flatmates Wanted posts, not just in the Facebook group, but also in the Auckland Burners channel in the Kiwiburn Discord server. Well, dear...
40 years of Burning Man
From a bonfire on San Francisco’s Baker Beach to a global phenomenon that’s shaped art, community and even Silicon Valley, Burning Man has come a long way, without losing its countercultural roots. Read the full story and discover how it all began, and why that San...
Has Burning Man changed the art world?
As thousands descend on Nevada’s Black Rock Desert for the world-famous festival, we look at what can happen when art breaks free. This fabulous article Hannah Frishberg is well worth a read along with some absolutely fantastic pictures of Burning Man Art! Click here...
The Afterburn Is Here — And So Is the AGM!
Hey all - after a mammoth effort we are proud to deliver the afterburn report 2026! https://drive.google.com/file/d/16sy_0nA0SigZ3mlMgx2W1kEKwzfdc9BR/view?usp=sharing You'll notice it's just a draft - that's simply because we want your feedback. In terms of content -...
Auckland Burners Street Party
Planning is officially underway for the Auckland Burners Street Party taking place on Saturday, October 31 in Tāmaki Makaurau, and we want to warmly invite our wider regional Burner whānau, theme camps, crews, and artists from across Aotearoa to join us in co-creating...
New blog post alert! Adopt a Burner
Are you hoping to become a Burner but all your friends are corporate suits who wouldn’t be seen dead in UV paint? Do you want to make new friends to be adored by? Then join the Adopt a Burner discord! The Amazing Princess has written a blog post on how to make new...
For the past years now, I’ve been grateful to support Kiwiburn and other festivals through Consent Club, Care Spaces, and community wellbeing mahi. This October I’m hosting Manaakitanga in Motion, a fundraiser to help resource this work into future seasons, including...










