Holy newsletter Batman! What is the EFP?

May 6, 2019

Kia ora koutou, This is a friendly reminder that you are probably reading the Electric Fencepost. Here are some (potentially) little known facts about your favourite weekly read, at least one is a lie: Electric Fencepost can shortened to the acronym ‘EFP’,...
Drum roll please for the 2020 art theme!

Drum roll please for the 2020 art theme!

May 6, 2019

THE ART THEME FOR 2020 IS: Eclectic Decade   Thank you for all your art theme ideas – the winner is Jessica Smith, who explains: “Ten year resource consent means that as long as we keep doing the mahi, we have ten years of treats to look forward to! What kinds of...

Burners Without Borders want to give YOU money

May 5, 2019

Burners Without Borders (BWB) has announced a grant opportunity specifically for Australia and New Zealand! (HINT: that means us). They really want to fund your creative and collaborative community-based social impact project (say that ten times fast). With $1,500 USD...
Burning Man faces existential threat

Burning Man faces existential threat

Apr 29, 2019

We’ve reported a few times recently on the ongoing permit issues that Burning Man has with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), who want to impose a number of significant demands. For more background info, have a look here. As part of this wrangling over the...
The Giant Weta found a home

The Giant Weta found a home

Apr 22, 2019

Photo by: Pūkaha National Wildlife Centre/Sarah Watkins The 50:1 scale giant (previously flame throwing) weta sculpture has travelled far and wide, from Aotearoa to Black Rock Desert and back, to the Paddock, Corban’s Estate and MOTAT in Auckland, and now to the...
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