Kiwiburn Incorporated has been granted a 10 year Resource Consent on our current site in Hunterville, starting from the next event in 2020. Consent has been subject to conditions, primarily around sound which has been the community’s main concern. To ensure there are...
Latest News
Are you looking for the latest gossip, straight off the Kiwiburn press? Well look no further! Keep reading for the latest info, or use the archive and search below to find the relevant info.
You can also check our Facebook Page and Facebook Group, which contain official information from the organisation and discussions with the community respectively (though of course all official information will be released here and in our Weekly Digest too).
And if you have some news you’d like to share with the community, just contact the News Team.
Vote for the Burning Seed 2019 theme!
It's time to get voting! There's a staggering 100 Burning Seed 2019 theme suggestions just waiting for your approval. Some of them are actually serious suggestions! You have until 22 November to vote for your favourite. The top five themes will then be voted on at the...
DeepSpace needs your help
DeepSpace has its roots within the Burner Community. Similar to the Zendo Project at Black Rock, DeepSpace aims to create a space which provides care for those who need some respite, with a confidential, trained person to hold space for them as they go through their...
A round up of sorts…
Tēna koutou, here is some offshore news for your viewing pleasure. Ka pai world and thanks for all the fish. Dive into the past.. and into Burning Man mischief, the story-before-the-story... find out about BRC before it was even on the beach and where it's gone in the...
News from Tankwa Town
Aiee! Tankwa Town (that's Afrikaburn to you missy) is coming atcha, 29 April - 5 May next year and tickets are on sale now. Oh boy do they ever have some news... if you're going, check out their website. They are recruiting for DPW, Rangers, fundraisers and oh so much...
Regional Round-a-bout… now
Dare we say it... welcome to summer? Here are some slirpy newsies from around the world to whet your appetite for the months to come. Swwwww... ...watch this feature-length docu-genre news story about Burning Man, in German! ...MOOP-a-dupa. Watch this and you'll...
Regional Round up
Burning Seed 2019 needs a theme! Do you have an incredible idea while you were rolling around in the dust at Matong? Submit your idea now! Rewind: Sydney Decompression is happening in November. Details here. Burning Man Project's Artumnal Gathering on Saturday, 17...
The cultural direction of BRC
As the event in the desert has evolved and our culture gains more traction and attention in mainstream society, questions and concerns have been raised around the size of camps, relative inclusivity or exclusivity, requirements for interactivity, and the placement...
Burning Man news
Back in February 2007, Kiwiburn moved to the North Island and became a standalone event. A time of great change and growth, the theme was MEGAmorphosis, which gave rise to MEGAmorphosis Man featured on all our posters. Burning Man has announced its theme for 2019:...
New Community Engagement Lead
Kiwiburn is full of all sorts of wonderful people like you! Kiwiburn is a community, not just an organisation, and it’s growing daily, so we have introduced a Community Engagement Lead to act as a conduit between the decision makers and those affected by the...