Kiwiburn is a regional

Burning Man Burning Man is an event focused on community, art, self-expression, and self-reliance held annually in the western United States. The name of the event comes from its culminating ceremony: the symbolic burning of a large wooden effigy, referred ...

event celebrating principles such as inclusion, radical self-expression, gifting, participative art and culture.

History

In 1994, Mark ‘Yonderman’ Stirling and his partner Jane discovere
Burning Man
by accident while on a camping trip in the Black Rock Desert, Nevada. Mark decided to stage the first regional burn in New Zealand in late 2003 as part of the South Island's Visionz festival. It was met with great enthusiasm from the participants, so the 2005 and 2006 burns took place as stand-alone events, attracting around 200 people (Mark co-ran these events with Grant ‘Tribalman’ Knowles, a friend and local drum-maker/festival organizer). 2007 marked the first year the festival was held in the North Island. In mid-2006, amidst the planning for the 2007 event, a group of highly enthused, motivated burners joined with Yonderman to form an organizational structure and bring the event north. The event was aptly named Megamorphosis, which means Massive Change
Kiwiburn
has helped create a large community of burners around New Zealand, and the annual event, along with the occasional localized gatherings, continue to maintain its unique culture. Kiwiburn celebrated its 10-year anniversary in 2013 with the theme enlighTENment! After seven burns in

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Doman, Mangakino, Kiwiburn moved to a private farm in

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in 2014. It was a huge undertaking to find a new site, close to a town and away from roads, where the locals immediately embraced the festival's culture. The event is now held annually at the end of January.

Past events

''Kiwiburn did not run in 2019 due to difficulty obtaining resource consent''.

Themes

Each year's event is centered around an Art Theme, selected from community submissions.

Culture

As a Regional

Event, Kiwiburn adheres to the ten principles of

. Among these are the Leave No Trace philosophy, radical self-expression, radical self-reliance, and communal effort. Theme Camps are one of the key components of vibrant regional Burning Man events. Theme Camps are established by participants to enhance the experience for all participants. Theme Camps often put on events during Kiwiburn so that participants get to know each other and encourage each other to get more involve

Notable, recurrent Burning Man#Villages and theme camps, theme camps include "The Hangout", "Where did all our couches go?", "funkhutt", "The Flojo", "Pillowtopia", "DanceAlot", "Chur", "Taradise", "Swing Fling", and "Camp F*ck Yeah". The theme for 2022 will be Time Travel.

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