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Now that Kiwiburn 2022 has a theme, we need You (yeah, that’s right, reader, You!) to come up with a brilliant and daring poster to proclaim this Burn to the world! You get to decide what you reckon a time-travelling Burn looks like, and how best to tell the people...
Congratulations to Shelley for securing the second Regional Contact (RC) role for New Zealand. She becomes part of a network that has representatives all over the world to help spread the Burning Man spirit. Please find below the official statement from Burning Man:...
Hear that weird humming noise in the back of your head? That’s the Paddock calling out for volunteers to prepare for the next Burn. Even in the depths of winter, Kiwiburn preparations must roll on, and they cannot do so without key volunteer leaders. And yet, there...
We often shout out about needing roles filled, asking peeps to step up and put their money where their mouth is, so it is about time we acknowledge all those humans who do and did raise their hands, bravely poked their heads above the parapet and chucked their names...
We recently ran a ticketing survey asking for your input about changing the ticketing general sale to a lottery based system, and it would be fair to say that we got a lot of support and tons of feedback. A lot of you also raised very valid and well thought out...
As mentioned in the last newsletter, Kiwiburn 2022 tickets will be attached to dogs’ collars and distributed via a secret nation-wide treasure hunt! In the unlikely event that you have some small improvements to propose to this process, or that you want to give us...
Sadly, though probably wisely, Burning Man 2021 has been cancelled, making this a two year hiatus. We feel for the organisers who had to make this tough call - even as the weight of the pandemic is beginning to lift, the threat of transmission is real and a wild and...
When Burns get cancelled, Burner spirit gets bottled up and eventually explodes all over the default world! The last two years have seen an increase in community projects, creativity and entrepreneurial spirit. Burning Man has started two initiatives to record and...
So what does ExCom get up to every month anyway? Is it mostly an exchange of jolly good guffaws and thigh slapping, or are they all lizards who hide their third eyelids by blinking real fast? If you care to find out what is said at the monthly meetings which every...
Kiwiburner Jax, who - as those of you who follow the Kiwiburn Facebook group will know - has been doing some anthropological work on Burner culture, recently won the postgraduate essay competition run by the academic journal Sites. Her article Kiwiburn - A Biophilic...
