Calling all Burner legends! Kiwiburn 2024 is on the lookout for a Lead Ranger. If you fancy yourself a conflict-resolver, are capable of amicably strolling through the Paddock, or you want to live out those Aragorn fantasies of being the mysterious ranger that...
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Giga-Pan is Giga-Great!
Stitched together from over 600 aerial photos, the immense, 1.6 gigapixel picture of Burning Man: Animalia is up on the interwebs! Taken on August 31st, just before the initial deluge. See if you can spot your favourite Theme Camps, or perhaps your missing bicycle is...
Container Share Kiwiburn – Ignition!
Save the Planet, Save Some Bucks, and Bring Your Bits and Bobs! Hey there, fabulous folks of the Kiwiburn and Ignition communities! We've got some news for y’all that will make your annual pilgrimage less of a headache. Kiwiburn and Ignition are joining forces (yes,...
Crew Kitchen 2iC
Fancy yourself a bit of a culinary artist? Know how to whip up more than a cold tin of baked beans for brekkie? Can you take a meal idea for 1 and turn it into a spread for 100? The Crew Kitchen feeds up to 100 hard working volunteers during Kiwiburn and our Kitchen...
Lottery Stats
Now that the lottery is closed, we’ve got some juicy stats for y’all! This year: 2,497 people entered the lottery (last year we had 2,893 entries). You can expect heaps of Theme Camps this year - over 1000 people plan to contribute this way. Over 1000 people also plan...
The First Burn
Mark 'Yonderman' Stirling's Burn journey ignited when he stumbled upon the Playa during a camping trip in Nevada's Black Rock Desert back in '94. In true Burn style, this chance encounter sparked a blazing connection that would change January for many Aotearoa-based...
Google Groups are alive! Again
$exCom are delighted to announce that the Google Group Discussion forum is coming out of hibernation and being used once again to give the Community access to various ExCom discussions and as a means for the Community to provide their views and feedback! We know...
How to start a Theme Camp Blog #8 – Final Tips
Kia ora! It's that time again! Captain's back with another edition of my 'How to start a Theme Camp' blog series! Today's blog includes final tips and anything you may not have considered yet. So have a read, and make sure you’re up to scratch on everything you may...
FINAL Lottery Reminder
Tick tock, tick tock... Do you hear that? It’s the inevitable slow march of time, ticking down the hours you have left… No, the world isn’t ending (not yet anyway), but your chance to enter the lottery is! You now have mere hours to do it, as of Midnight tonight, the...
Greeters Need a Co-lead
Do you love people? Do you love people who love people? Greeters are the welcome squad for Burners, both new and old, coming Home to the Paddock and this marvelous team needs a co-lead! The Greeters Co-lead spearheads the setup of the Greeters station pre-Burn,...