The Giant Weta is a 2016 Black Rock City Honoraria project from New Zealand which will bring a large steel weta to Burning Man, Kiwiburn and beyond. Older than some dinosaurs, the endangered Giant Weta needs your help! Not known for it’s beauty, the world’s heaviest...
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.
2017 dates announced
We have some exciting news! Kiwiburn 2017 will be held from Wednesday 25 January through to Monday 30 January. Mark it in your calendars and diaries, book the time off work and let all your friends know. What will you bring? You have plenty of time to prepare and come...
2017 Kiwiburn Art Theme – call for ideas!
Do you have ideas for an Art Theme yet for Kiwiburn 2017? We're not suggesting there should be unicorns roaming the Paddock, men in spacesuits or people falling down rabbit holes, though we'd love to know what you're thinking! Inspired? Head here to fill out the form...
MOOP Map released
MOOP = Matter Out Of Place. Kiwiburn is a Leave No Trace event which means you are responsible for the condition of your campsite and nearby public areas on the Paddock. Kiwiburn's first ever MOOP map, created by our first ever MOOP team, is now online here and shows...
Kiwiburn 2016 in the papers
Some of the local media came along to the Paddock to check out Kiwiburn. Click on the name of the publications to read their impressions: Kiwiburn festival comes back to Hunterville by Suff.co.nz art writer, Carly Thomas. Kiwiburn blazes by the Rangitikei from The...
Local paper on the Paddock
The Manawatu Standard arrived on the Paddock on Wednesday and our media team showed them round the site. Their observations are here.
Radical Self-reliance
Kiwiburn is built on the ten principles of Burning Man. Number four is Radical Self-reliance; you need to bring EVERYTHING you need to survive with you, including water, whether you’re a Theme Camp or a happy camper. There will be no access to farm water. It is not...
Respect our Burn Perimeter!
At the Effigy and Temple burns, we take special safety precautions to make sure our participants and the firefighters who help us with our burns are safe. DO NOT CROSS THE BURN PERIMETER! It is clearly marked out around each big burn and patrolled by volunteers and...
Map of the Paddock
Where will you be camping? What will be happening on the Paddock? Is there a Pot Luck dinner every night? You'll hardly be able to contain your emotions once you read the Event Guide, which is finalised and has gone to print! A copy is handed out at Gate when you...
Event Guide
What will you be doing on the Paddock? Download the Event Guide – there are so many amazing events happening. You'll receive a printed copy at Gate when you arrive which also includes a site map! Have a read of the online version, being updated daily