There's a facebook group for musicians, engineers and volunteers interested in getting live instruments going at Kiwiburn 2018. Check it out here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1733798503581884/
Live music at Kiwiburn 2018
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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.
Drink-spiking
Drink-spiking at festivals is becoming more common so your best defense is to be aware. Observe these guidelines to help keep you and your friends safe: Keep your drink on you at all times Be wary of accepting drinks from others If you notice a strange taste in your...
What’s happening on the Paddock in January?
Theme Camps and Art Installations already registered are on the Kiwiburn website, so have a browse and start getting excited! Registered Theme Camps Registered Art NB Art and Theme Camp registrations close on 23 December. Helping Hand by Nico. Photo by...
Paddock Art Series #1
Photo by Rob Tangent. It’s that time of year when everyone is hard at work planning, designing, creating and constructing fantastic creations to bring to Kiwiburn! On the Paddock we get to enjoy the final products of all this work, though what goes into making it...
Calling all Sound and Theme Camp leads!
Photo of Dancealot by Peter Jennings Kiwiburn is in the process of creating a Sound Policy to govern the use of sound systems on the Paddock and we need you to be involved! How? We will run a series of three chaired video conference meetings to discuss the use...
Conduct Committee being formed
The Conduct Committee is being set up to handle incidents within our community. Kiwiburn is seeking expressions of interest for the new roles – a Team Lead and Committee members. Is this something you’d see yourself doing? Or have someone in mind you think these roles...
The Electric Fencepost readership survey
Kiwiburn is keen to understand more about how you view and read The Electric Fencepost (EFP). On average, about 20% of people signed up read the EFP. It takes a lot of effort from our volunteers to put it together for the community, and while we'd love more of you to...
STEP into (ticketing) action!
Wow! Tickets to Kiwiburn 2018 only took 40 hours to sell out! If you missed out on a ticket, you can now sign up for the Secure Ticket Exchange Program (STEP) to buy or sell tickets. STEP opens at midday on Thursday 12 October, 2017. If you want to BUY tickets you’ll...
Create your Kiwiburner Profile now!
(photo courtesy of Peter Jennings) Everyone will need to make a Kiwiburner Profile to be able to buy tickets (on sale on 7 October). Create your Kiwiburner Profile now! Sign up here. You can register from now until late January. Have a question? Read the ticketing...
The ExCom has restructured
Kiwiburn is growing. Which means changes are afoot. And one of those changes is the way Kiwiburn is managed over the course of the year. There’s a lot of (generally unseen) work happening year-round by hard-working volunteers, allowing us all to spend five days...
