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Kiwiburn
Location(s)Hunterville, Manawatu-Wanganui region, New Zealand
Inaugurated2004
Most recent25–29 January 2024
Participants2,163 [2020] [1]
Websitekiwiburn.com

Kiwiburn is a regional Burning Man event based in Hunterville, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand celebrating principles such as inclusion, radical self-expression, gifting, participative art, communal effort, and culture.

History

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In 1994, Mark ‘Yonderman’ Stirling and his partner Jane discovered Burning Man by accident while on a camping trip in the Black Rock Desert, Nevada.[2][3] 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,[4][5] continue to maintain its unique culture.

Kiwiburn celebrated its 10-year anniversary in 2013 with the theme enlighTENment, [6] and its 20th anniversary in 2024 with Decadance.[7]

After seven burns in Whakamaru Doman, Mangakino, Kiwiburn moved to a private farm in Hunterville 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.[8]

The event is now held annually at the end of January.[9][10]

Past events

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Year Theme[11] Number of Participants[12] Date and Location[13]
2007 Metamorphosis 145[14] 9 – 11 February 2007, Mangakino
2008 CombustInUnity 182 1 – 4 February 2008, Mangakino
2009 Future History 270 5 – 8 February 2009, Mangakino
2010 Elementality 450 29 January – 1 February 2010, Mangakino
2011 Twisted Reality 530 26 – 31 January 2011, Mangakino
2012 Disaster Holiday 536 18 – 23 January 2012, Mangakino
2013 EnlighTENment! 754 23 – 28 January 2013, Mangakino
2014 Forgotten Dreams 783 22 – 27 January 2017, Hunterville
2015 Wyrd 954 21 – 26 January 2015, Hunterville
2016 Pot Luck and Emotion 1,485 27 January – 1 February 2016, Hunterville
2017 The Robots are Coming 1,635 25 – 30 January 2017, Hunterville
2018 The Grand Bizarre 1,809 24 – 29 January 2018, Hunterville
2020 Eclectic Decade 1,995 22 – 27 January 2020, Hunterville
2021 Mythical Picnic 2,219 27 January - 1 February 2021, Hunterville
2023 Time Travel 2,268 25 - 30 January 2023, Hunterville
2024 Decadance 1,761 24 - 29 January 2024, Hunterville
2025 Trash Renaissance Fair TBC 22 - 28 January 2025, Hunterville

Kiwiburn did not run in 2019 due to difficulty obtaining resource consent,[15][16] or in 2022 due to COVID-19.[17]

Themes

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Each year's event is centered around an Art Theme, selected from community submissions.[18]

Culture

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Fire poi at Kiwiburn '08

As a Regional Burning Man Event, Kiwiburn adheres to the ten principles of Burning Man. Among these are the Leave No Trace philosophy, radical self-expression, radical self-reliance, and communal effort.[19]

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 involved [1].[20]

Notable, recurrent 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".[21][22][23]

The theme for 2025 will be Trash Renaissance Fair.[24]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Afterburn Report 2020" (PDF). Kiwiburn. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  2. ^ Rowe, Don (6 August 2018). "Burned out: The Kiwi Burning Man has been cancelled". The Spinoff. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  3. ^ Kane, Jenny (22 March 2016). "7 mini-Burning Mans (with easier-to-get tickets)". Reno Gazette Journal. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  4. ^ "fire on all cylinders – ignition is go". Kiwiburn. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Southern Smoulder, August 2019". Kiwiburn. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  6. ^ Kiwiburn. "Celebrating 10 burning years! KIWIBURN 2013: enlighTENment". Scoop Independent News. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Theme Announcement!". Kiwiburn. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  8. ^ Wilson, Zared (24 January 2015). "Kiwiburn rises in riverside paddocks". Whanganui Chronicle. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  9. ^ Rowe, Don (6 August 2018). "Burned out: The Kiwi Burning Man has been cancelled". The Spinoff. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  10. ^ Thomas, Carly (28 January 2016). "Kiwiburn festival comes back to Hunterville". Stuff. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  11. ^ "Theme". Kiwiburn. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  12. ^ "Afterburn Report". Kiwiburn. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  13. ^ "Afterburn Report". Kiwiburn. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  14. ^ "2012 afterburn report" (PDF). Kiwiburn. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  15. ^ Kilmister, Sam (16 November 2018). "Kiwiburn festival granted 10-year noise consent, but won't return until 2020". Manawatū Standard. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  16. ^ McSweeny, Jacob (12 November 2018). "Kiwiburn to return to Rangitikei in 2020". Whanganui Chronicle. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  17. ^ "Kiwiburn 2022 TimeTravel: Cancelled". Kiwiburn. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  18. ^ "The Theme". Kiwiburn. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  19. ^ "Guiding Principles". Kiwiburn. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  20. ^ Wilson, Zared (30 January 2016). "Kiwiburn blazes by the Rangitikei". Whanganui Chronicle. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  21. ^ "Theme Camp Central". burningwiki. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  22. ^ Thomas, Carly (26 January 2017). "Robots take over the countryside as Kiwiburn festival starts". Manawatū Standard. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  23. ^ "What is Kiwiburn". Auckland Burners. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  24. ^ "The Kiwiburn 2025 Theme has been decided!". Kiwiburn. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
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