KIWIBURN 2012 TICKET INFORMATION
Wednesday, 18 January - Monday, 23 January

Tickets are now on sale through Cosmic Corner.

Tiered ticketing as follows:

  • 1 September – 15 October: $70/$90/$110 tickets + bf*
  • 16 October – 30 November: $90/$110 tickets + bf*
  • 1 December – 17 January: $110 tickets + bf*
  • Gate Sales: $160 (cash only)
  • Locals**: $60

* Booking fee is $4 for $70/$90 tickets, $5 for $110 tickets.
If purchasing by credit card, a 2.1% or 3.1% charge will apply
depending if purchasing in-store or online.
** Locals pertain to Mangakino residents only and must show proof of local residency.

Note: We are trying something new this year, modelling our ticketing tiers after the US Burning Man event, so that people who can pay a higher price and would like to pay a higher price can do so at any time. There is no difference in what you get with the varying ticket prices; the $70 ticket is essentially an 'early bird' price which will be available from 1 Sept - 15 Oct.

All children under 18 must be accompanied by and remain the sole responsibility of an adult. Children 12 and under will be admitted for free. Children ages 13-18 require full-price tickets. Be prepared to show proof of age.

Online tickets can be purchased through Cosmic Corner here. Debit card or credit card payments accepted online, but not EFTPOS or direct deposit.

Tickets are also being sold through the following retail outlets:

  • Cosmic 24 Auckland, 5 High St, Auckland CDB. (09) 3032949
  • Cosmic 24 Manners St,131 Manners St, Wellington CBD. (04) 8016972
  • Cosmic On Cuba, 97 - 99 Cuba Mall, Wellington CBD. (04) 8016970
  • Cosmic Corner Dunedin, 355 George St, Dunedin CDB. (03) 4792949
  • Cosmic Christchurch, The Palms mall, re-opening soon.

By purchasing tickets you acknowledge you have read and agree to the Conditions of Entry, and understand the $20 gate pass condition.

Please note that tickets are non-refundable. If you need to sell your ticket, you may try doing so by posting a note either on the Kiwiburn forums or on the Facebook Kiwiburn page. Note: you will have to transfer an electronic copy of your ticket to the new buyer. There is no way to transfer 'ownership' details to the new buyer, so the first person who shows up with the ticket is the one who gets in. So the new buyer must trust that you will not show up with your original ticket.

Gate Sales
We encourage everyone to pre-buy their tickets before coming to Kiwiburn as it helps with organising the event. Gate sale tickets will be significantly more expensive than retail sales.

In case you're wondering what happens to the money you pay for your ticket...

Kiwburn is a collective experience. Everyone contributes, everybody pays. This is the underlying principle for the budget. Your ticket money goes into a pool, from which the expenses involved in putting on the event are paid. These expenses include:

  • Council fees for use of land and permits.
  • Safety equipment.
  • Donation to a local nature reserve to help offset the greenhouse gas emissions from the festival.
  • Provision of toilets to meet OSH regulations.
  • Building and kitting out of infrastructure (Centre Camp, The Man, The Temple, Greeter Station, signage within the town)
  • Printing of tickets, posters, survival guides, miscellaneous information.
  • Hiring of a professional emergency medical crew to meet OSH standards for safety.
  • Hiring of a professional security company to monitor the gate after-hours and the perimeter during the festival.
  • Donations to the local fire brigade for their presence at the burns.

This does not take into account all the work done for free (and incidental costs from their own pockets) by the volunteers. We hope that in years to come, Kiwiburn will be big enough to source our First Aid from within the community, but meanwhile in order to have the event we must hire professionals. These are the only people who get paid to be there, other than the Security team.

As you can see, Kiwiburn has a lot of expenses, and these are what your ticket pays for. In the event that ticket sales outweigh expenses and there is money left over after the festival, all surplus will be re-invested into next year's festival. Our festival is growing, our tickets help with that.

After the festival if you are interested in seeing exactly where the money went, please visit the Afterburn section of the website for a complete summary of expenses and income, and how much will go back into next year's festival.

If you have any questions regarding tickets or problems with online ticket purchase, please email ticketinfo@kiwiburn.com.