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Every year after the event Kiwiburn's volunteer executive committee, the ExCom, meet up over a weekend to debrief. With no event this year, the Summit agenda was all about planning for 2020, which is kinda important ‘cos Kiwiburn doesn't pop up in a paddock like...
Kia ora koutou, This is a friendly reminder that you are probably reading the Electric Fencepost. Here are some (potentially) little known facts about your favourite weekly read, at least one is a lie: Electric Fencepost can shortened to the acronym 'EFP', it just...
THE ART THEME FOR 2020 IS: Eclectic Decade Thank you for all your art theme ideas – the winner is Jessica Smith, who explains: “Ten year resource consent means that as long as we keep doing the mahi, we have ten years of treats to look forward to! What kinds of...
Burners Without Borders (BWB) has announced a grant opportunity specifically for Australia and New Zealand! (HINT: that means us). They really want to fund your creative and collaborative community-based social impact project (say that ten times fast). With $1,500 USD...
Photo by John Curley The iconic and passionate co-founder of Burning Man, Larry Harvey, passed one year ago on 28 April. An artist, philanthropist and noted speaker, he was possibly best known for writing the 10 Guiding Principles of Burning Man. He saw Burning Man...
It began in AfrikaBurn Burners are descending upon Tankwa Town this week for some Ephemerality (from Greek – ephemeros) – the concept of things being transitory, existing only briefly. Happy as Larry! Blazers! Make sure to tag your photos and stories with...
We've reported a few times recently on the ongoing permit issues that Burning Man has with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), who want to impose a number of significant demands. For more background info, have a look here. As part of this wrangling over the permit,...
Ever wonder what goes on behind the scenes to make Kiwiburn a success? Follow us in this blog series as we hear from some of the volunteers describe their roles and what makes being a part of Kiwiburn so special. We kick off with a story about being a Ranger. Pete...
Photo by: Pūkaha National Wildlife Centre/Sarah Watkins The 50:1 scale giant (previously flame throwing) weta sculpture has travelled far and wide, from Aotearoa to Black Rock Desert and back, to the Paddock, Corban's Estate and MOTAT in Auckland, and now to the...
Kia ora koutou katoa (please excuse me, I lost my macrons...), hope you all enjoyed the long weekend. This is what is happening in the Burning world around us, starting with the Big Kahuna. Burning Man needs your input - if you've ever been to the Mother Burn, are...
