It’s been a full month since we were on the Paddock, and if you’re an Auckland-based Burner, it seems the rain has followed us from the Paddock right back here. If you're lucky enough to live outside of New Zealand's largest carpark, you might be having your share of...
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Regional Round Up
Burning Man: 27 Aug - 4 Sep 2023 Tickets If you’re planning on heading to Burning Man this year, you must register your Burner Profile, regardless of which sale/program you acquire your ticket through. Stewards Sale (formerly the Directed Group Sale, for Theme Camps,...
Kiwiburn and Covid – not something to sneeze at?
We have a new blog and EFP writer, Captain! We will introduce them properly next week, but meantime catch their first blog here - how did our first reunion after Covid go? Were we changed, were we distanced, or did we rejoice at the return of human connection? Read...
Wanted: Our Radio back urgently!
We are urgently seeking the safe return of one RT and mic set (that's the radios we give to volunteers)! Someone must have packed it by accident - please please please if you at any point volunteered and got given one of these, check your Kiwiburn stuff and see if it...
Sneak Peek
We know you’ve been patiently waiting to set your peepers on the official pics from this year's Burn. Well, my friends - we’re still sifting through the photos from our time on the Paddock (there are more to come), but for now, enjoy this first peek at some of our...
Dario’s Birgin Packing List
It's Dario here, again, still musing about my first Burn (so frikken cool, you know?) If you're coming next year, here is my list of items I didn’t bring, things I wish I had, and some stuff that turned out to be more valuable than three tons of mulch: I should’ve...
Burning Man 2023 Pavilion announced
The final design for the Burning Man 2023 Pavilion has been selected! 11 artists submitted their ideas - and they are all incredible - but there could be only one for the Pavilion this year. The selected design, The Hive, comes from Oakland artist Tim Bremner, who...
Lost Property
Lost something? Found something? Kiwiburn Lost Property 2023 is here to help! Whether you've lost that favourite hat, the shirt your mother gave you, a cherished water bottle, your phone, wallet, watch, vape, or jewellery - we’re here to help you find it again....
Kiwibog 2023
Do y’all remember the pre-Burn heads up about bringing your gummies?! While we expected to be dancing in the rain this year (turned out, we got 55mm on Friday alone), none of us could’ve predicted just how much mud we would get. It certainly made for a unique...
Birgin Survival Guide
Dario here, EFP writer and first time Burner! I went, I saw, I got muddy - it’s a long story; how could it not be? If you want to read the chronicle of a Birgin at Kiwiburn AKA Kiwibog AKA #swampstomp2023, give this link a hoon.