It’s a plain fact that we wouldn’t be a very good Department of Propaganda if we didn’t abuse our powers every once in a while. After all, we write our version of the truth and it ends up in your inbox every week. One perk of this job is being able to promote whatever...
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.
STEP Update
If you woke up on ‘non-denominational holiday’ morning and didn’t receive a Kiwiburn 2025 ticket as a present, then fair enough, because that was unlikely to happen. However, wipe those tears away, because for all you ticketless humans, there’s still a glimmer of hope...
Site Safety Shout
We wanted to give a quick shout out to our new Site Safety Facilitator, Keri! We’ll give you all a proper introduction post-Burn, but we figured we’d let you all know you’re in pretty good hands for Kiwiburn 2025. As Site Safety Facilitator, Keri facilitates the...
A new Community Facilitator has appeared!
We’re happy to announce that Kati, the previous Community Facilitator 2iC, has stepped up and now wears the Community Facilitator hat instead! It takes a whole community to run Kiwiburn every year, and now we have Kati to facilitate said community! We’re stoked to...
H2OMG
Worried about surviving the Paddock under the hot sun? Thirsty just thinking about DJing for hours for three of your fellow campmates? No worries, we’ve got you covered! Leave those 10,000-litre drums at home and just bring your reusable drink bottle - fresh water is...
Hubba Hubba – Hub Events!
The Hub, our community space to learn things, share things, and get weird with things has a plethora of Events lined up for Kiwiburn 25 and we want to share them with YOU! Over the next few weeks we’ll be giving y’all a sneak peek at what’s to come - check it out!...
Sponsor a DJ!
The silly season is over, a new year has begun, Kiwiburn is coming up soon and the future's looking bright! Yet there’s some who may not be doing too well right now. With Kiwiburn 2025 inching ever closer, there’s a particular group of humans who have a pretty dim...
[Insert Festive Non-Denominational Greeting Here]
Dear Readers, Burners, Birgins and Ambiguously Holiday-Affiliated Individuals, As the calendar rounds its final corner, it’s time to celebrate… something! Whether you’re lighting candles, decorating trees, giving gifts, singing songs, or simply enjoying a work-free...
Just what the heck is Burnable Art anyway?
If you’ve never been to a Burn before, Kiwiburn can seem like a mysterious cult-like event. And you’d be right to think that, as Kiwiburn is potentially, possibly, probably not a cult… maybe. But regardless of Kiwiburns cult status, it can all be a bit mysterious...
Fire Restrictions at Kiwiburn 2025: What You Need to Know
New Zealand summers are always a delightful mix of all four seasons, often in a single afternoon, but this year NIWA predicts warmer, drier conditions (big surprise); great for beach trips but not so great for hordes of hippies throwing fire around. Because, yes. Fire...