Kiwiburn this year starts Wednesday 27/01/2027 and finishes Monday 1/02/2027 On-Site Crew Support needed; Team A will start Pre Build Saturday 9/01/2027 and Sunday 10/01/2027 Team B maintain presence during the event and assist pack-down can start as late as Saturday...
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Wanted: Someone to Help Keep This Beautiful Mess Running
Kiwiburn is looking for an Event Manager In practice, this means being the person who knows what's going on, who needs what, who's forgotten a deadline, and which small problem is about to become a large problem if nobody deals with it. You'll spend the year helping...
Got Time, Skills, or Questionable Life Choices?
Kiwiburn runs on volunteers. Not in a vague, inspirational, disney movie kind of way. Literally. The event only happens because hundreds of awesome people (including the EFP team) spend their time building things, fixing things, organising things, answering questions,...
Why did the chicken cross the high jump?
The inaugural Chickenstock was this weekend, Christchurch’s premier poultry athletic competition. The reports are in that attendees of this chicken run were thoroughly hen-tertained, and raised an egg-cellent sum for the Climate Action Campus. The Climate Action...
New Blog Post! Don’t Start With Fire. Start With This. (Fire Spinning)
Ever watched a fire spinner at Kiwiburn and thought, "Yep, I want to do that"? Well, before you start dreaming of blazing poi and dramatic staff tricks, our latest blog post reveals the secret that every fire spinner learns: the journey starts long before the flames....
Welcome to the Best Team on Paddock, Hels!
The gaping hole in the comms team has been filled. Please welcome to the EFP team, Hels! We are thrilled to have you! Tell us about your role: As a propagandist, I hypnotise the masses through the power of a newsletter. Â What made you want to volunteer for a year...
Constitutional Reform: Phase Two Begins
NEWS! Real, relates to Kiwiburn, NEWS, from us to you. Turns out, rewriting a constitution takes a bit more than one spicy Facebook thread, so we’re officially moving into Phase Two of Kiwiburn’s constitutional reform process. Here’s what happens over the next few...
New Blog Post!
Ever wondered how the weirdest, funniest, most unforgettable moments at Kiwiburn actually begin? The new blog post “How to Start a Shenanigan” is a gloriously chaotic guide to turning a half-baked idea, a questionable amount of commitment, and possibly a rat named...
Have You Joined the Kiwiburn Discord Yet?
Missed the big Discord announcement last week? Or joined the server and immediately got distracted by literally anything else? Consider this your friendly reminder that the new Kiwiburn Community Discord server is now live and open for chatting, planning,...
Fill our Gaping Cavities!
Do you want to join the best team on Paddock? We don’t blame you! Are you a dependable designer, a riveting and reliable writer? How about a photography phantom (who loves a little admin). We have the roles for you. Love turning big ideas into beautiful visuals?...










