Thank you to the 84 theme camps for submitting your awesome applications, especially the 30% of camps that exist on permanent paddock time and submitted their applications on the last day (kindred spirits, as I write this article on the day it's due to be published)....
Become the MVP with the MPW crew by joining the working bee from 16 to 30 October to get the Hunterville site ready for the chaos. You can pop over for a few days, just a weekend, or for the full two weeks. If you can cook, lift things, dig, or help in any way, email...
Traffic STMS-A Do you possess the rare and beautiful current STMS-A qualification? Fancy using it somewhere considerably more interesting than your average roadside cone arrangement? We’re looking for an STMS-A to help keep Kiwiburn’s Temporary Traffic Management Plan...
Onsite volunteer applications are OPEN! Fancy getting amongst it, meeting excellent weirdos, and helping make the magic happen? Head over to portal.kiwiburn.com and throw your name into the volunteering hat. There are heaps of roles across loads of teams, and you can...
Surveying Team Lead + 2IC wanted! Help turn the Town Planning team’s beautiful digital dreams into something we can actually see on the paddock. You’ll lead a small crew in the days before Kiwiburn, marking out roads, theme camps, art, infrastructure and car parks,...
An update from the Art Department: Jarred is stepping down as Art Facilitator so they can give their studies the time and attention they deserve. We’re hugely grateful for the energy, care, and creativity Jarred has brought to the role and to Kiwiburn more broadly....
Last week, we reported on the drama surrounding the Auckland Burners Facebook group. This is of course regarding the lack of Flatmates Wanted posts, not just in the Facebook group, but also in the Auckland Burners channel in the Kiwiburn Discord server. Well, dear...
From a bonfire on San Francisco’s Baker Beach to a global phenomenon that’s shaped art, community and even Silicon Valley, Burning Man has come a long way, without losing its countercultural roots. Read the full story and discover how it all began, and why that San...
As thousands descend on Nevada’s Black Rock Desert for the world-famous festival, we look at what can happen when art breaks free. This fabulous article Hannah Frishberg is well worth a read along with some absolutely fantastic pictures of Burning Man Art! Click here...
Hey all - after a mammoth effort we are proud to deliver the afterburn report 2026! https://drive.google.com/file/d/16sy_0nA0SigZ3mlMgx2W1kEKwzfdc9BR/view?usp=sharing You'll notice it's just a draft - that's simply because we want your feedback. In terms of content -...
