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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Regional Round ’em up!
Kia ora koutou katoa (please excuse me, I lost my macrons...), hope you all enjoyed the long weekend. This is what is happening in the Burning world around us, starting with the Big Kahuna. Burning Man needs your input - if you've ever been to the Mother Burn, are...
Paddock Radio is Streaming Now!
Wanna listen to some cool Kiwi made tunes, maybe even your own sure-to-win a Grammy masterpiece? The folk(s) at Paddock Radio are streaming music live, and they are happy to showcase your own diddies to an increasing audience. The first successful stream was on Monday...
Burning Man news
Leadership Summit The sixth annual European Leadership Summit was held last week in Denmark. Read about it here. Tickets to TTITD The Main Sale didn’t go so smoothly last week and a lot of you missed out on tickets. Burning Man says: “Due to technical issues,...
Regional Round-Up
Lots is happening in the network of Regional Burns! First off is Blazing Swan, held in Western Australia’s Kurin from 17 April- 23 April. Each year, the effigy has to be in the shape of a Swan, which is worth seeing we reckon. So grab one of the last tickets and hop...
Christchurch is still in our hearts
Time moves on, headlines change, and events get pushed to the back of our heads. What happened in Christchurch that terrible day in March has forever changed us, and while its important to move on with life on one hand, on the other, we need to remind ourselves that...
Burning Man needs YOU!
Recently we reported on the permit issues that Burning Man is having, which have been further complicated by unreasonable requests made by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) which are putting the future of Burning Man into serious jeopardy. Some of the requests would...
Introducing the new Arts Facilitator for Kiwiburn – Diia Bourke
Hear Ye, Hear Ye, a new Arts Facilitator is in town! We're very pleased to introduce Diia Bourke as the new person in charge of managing Art at Kiwiburn. She has been involved with Ignition and Burning Seed, helped build art at Kiwiburn and always seems to have a...
We built this city on rock and roll!
Photo by Kasai Photography The city doesn’t build itself. The Ministry of Public Works (MPW) does. There is ongoing maintenance to be done on the Paddock and MPW is seeking volunteers for a working bee at the Kiwiburn site from 24 April – 1 May. Get in touch....
Have you forgotten already…?
Well, then let us remind you 🙂 Membership: Kiwiburn still needs your membership submissions to fulfill its legal requirements. In short, because no Kiwiburn was held in 2019, everyone's membership, which comes automatically with ticket purchase, has lapsed. We need...