Regional Contacts
New Zealand
I am a 10 time veteran of Burning Man, having discovered
the festival by accident while on a camping trip In the Black Rock
desert back In 1994. It has changed my life and In 2006 I celebrated
my tenth burn. This life changing passion for all things Burningman
Is what resulted In me becoming the regional, and creating Kiwiburn
In New Zealand. I live In Wellington New Zealand and have served
the country as the regional contact since 2003.
I carry out kiwiburn duties with a trusty bunch of dedicated burner "committee" folk who reside In Wellington, Auckland, Christchurch and Perth (in the "west Island" of New Zealand!).Key among these people are Wendy (aka Dr Windy) and the Kiwiburn site man Chris (aka Kiwi). Thankfully these and the other wonderful "committee" people have taken on the responsibilities of festival organisation and community development that used to be virtually all mine. This has allowed me to concentrate on being the "ambassador" for Burningman, which is appropriate with my regular travel to the States. I also have more time for my Burner family (Jane has been to the playa 8 times, Lewis 4 times, and Toby 1 time). You can easily find out about our wonderful kiwiburn community on the kiwiburn website. Come visit! Oh yeh, and OF COURSE I am going to burningman this year!!!
| main contact: | Mark Stirling/Yonderman |
| burning since: | 1994 |
| personal quote: | I wanted a burner community "downunder" where I thought It could never happen…so I created one. |
| email: | New Zealand Regional |
| announcement lists: | COMING SOON. Please check back for information on how to subscribe to this regional announcement list. |
| discussion lists: | Kiwiburn.com Kiwiburn on Tribe.net |
| related urls: | New Zealand
Spotlight on the Burning Man website Kiwiburn - this Is our main website for kiwiburn community and forums |
| event photos: | check out photo archive on Kiwiburn |
| local event calendar: | Don't forget to check the Calendar for year around events in your area. |
Recent Events:
Held 4 kiwiburn festivals, the latest being In the town of Mangakino In early
February 2007. Theme was "Megamorphosis", which was an appropriate
name for the massive growth of the festival from its "gestation period" in
the hippielands of Golden Bay. Parties, dance events and simple gatherings
now take place all year round In Wellington (most of the committee live In
Welly), Auckland and occasionally In Christchurch. Our first kiwiburner wedding
occurred on Waiheke Island In March 2007.
Please check back for even more information about the Burning Man community
in your area. We're gathering more details — coming soon! 
