Drink-spiking at festivals is becoming more common so your best defense is to be aware. Observe these guidelines to help keep you and your friends safe: Keep your drink on you at all times Be wary of accepting drinks from others If you notice a strange taste in your...
Kiwiburn Town Planning The Site Kiwiburn is held on a farm in Hunterville which borders the Rangitikei River. Here is a view from the hill above the site (2017). (photo by Paul Chaffe) Kiwiburn Town Plan Kiwiburn varies it's layout slightly each year depending on...
Art by Olivia Hollard @beyondameteurart Mildly Mysterious Art Manifesting at Kiwiburn By Hayley Ware and Fergus Bassett In the second exciting installment of the Paddock Art Series, I’ve been chatting to Fergus Bassett who is bringing an exciting,...
What is MOOP? What's a Playa Name? Over the years, the Burning Man community has developed its own terminology. Not all terms are relevant to Kiwiburn, though many have made it to the Paddock and are here to stay. They’ve compiled a glossary to help newcomers...
When a group of people camp together, that’s a camp…. when they do it with interactive style and have a rocking great time – that’s a Theme Camp. Register your Theme Camp here. Art is a very important part of Kiwiburn and we encourage everyone to create – be it...
Theme Camps and Art Installations already registered are on the Kiwiburn website, so have a browse and start getting excited! Registered Theme Camps Registered Art NB Art and Theme Camp registrations close on 23 December. Helping Hand by Nico. Photo by...
Photo by Rob Tangent. It’s that time of year when everyone is hard at work planning, designing, creating and constructing fantastic creations to bring to Kiwiburn! On the Paddock we get to enjoy the final products of all this work, though what goes into making it...
Kiwiburn Sound Policy 2021 (2023 TBA) Objective To outline policy, rules and guidelines for the operation of amplified sound within the event so that Kiwiburn complies with its resource consent conditions as approved by the Rangitikei District Council. (Resource...
Karl de Jong’s 2017 Paddock Art, 'Birdie McBirdface'. Photo by Tangent Awesome Art Coming to the Grand Bizarre! By Hayley Ware It’s that time of year when everyone is hard at work planning, designing, creating and constructing fantastic creations to...
On Tuesday I will bring a laser engraver (Eleksmaker A3 2500mW) and a few laptops to the Auckland Burners' space. Come have a play! This thing can engrave on thick materials such as plywood and cut through thin paper. It can also set things on fire and damage your...
