As the countdown to the 2022 Effigy Burn slips on, second by second, I am feeling excited and ever-more buoyant, but also quite humbled and emotive. Time Travel will be my tenth Burn with Kiwiburn. Not surprisingly, I have experienced much magic, met many...
Ticket Day 2021 has come and gone. Some celebrated, many wept, most went, what just happened? Here are some stats: 2300 total participants with 1150 tickets available via the lottery. The other 1150 are reserved for crew, artists and Theme Camps. 3900 registered...
Kia ora Burner whānau, Wow, that was a different general sale! This year, after KB21 tickets sold out in 10 minutes flat, we consulted with the community and implemented a new lottery system. The lottery is now live, the first round of tickets has been...
As you could read in last week’s EFP, Kiwiburn Org has a new secretary. It would however be fair to say that the shoes that need to be filled are mighty indeed, for the amazing Geveta has been a stalwart in this role and for Kiwiburn for many years. She attended her...
We are looking to fill many positions (just look!) but a very important one is the Onsite Crew Support role. This is the person who looks after the onsite crew working to set up Kiwiburn on the Paddock.The job involves everything from helping create inclusive menus...
A quick message for Theme Camps: the Green Kiwi Sustainability meeting has been pushed back by one week, to 19 October. All are welcome - for those keen to get involved, follow this link. Specifically for Theme Camp Leads: there is also a meeting on 14 October at 7pm...
Curious how Kiwiburn creates a sense of belonging and community to counteract the fragmentation of global society? Our lovely resident researcher, Jax Watt, has explored the culture and experience of Kiwiburners and written up their findings in an academic paper, now...
What’s happening? For Kiwiburn 2022, we have a very exciting collaboration in the pipelines! Burning Man Org reached out to Kiwiburn to be the global Prototype (even ahead of the BM event itself) for their sustainability project: The Green Theme Camp Community...
Kiwiburn’s new Community Department needs leaders for three of its teams: Accessibility, Consent, and Rainbow. The Accessibility Lead will head our efforts to break down accessibility barriers. This means liaising and listening to the community to help overcome the...
As we all know, the ExCom Secretary wields secret and arcane power and makes the world go round (some say literally). And a new person is now stepping into those shoes: Meet Briar, our new Make Things Happen Smoothly person: Briar’s first experience of Kiwiburn was as...
