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Addendum to Issue 1. September 2015. Part 2.

Hekeburn. 25 to 27th September 2015. A local Kiwiburn. On Waiheke Island. Started in

2010. http://www.kiwiburn.com/event/hekeburn-2015

Forest Elements. Over the Labour weekend, starts on Saturday October 24 2015, with music for two nights until Monday the 26th. A boutique psychedelic trance music festival set in the bush in the Kaimai Ranges. Limited numbers. Tickets can include

accommodation. david@phatproductions.net http://www.forestelements.nz/lineup https://www.facebook.com/events/697749260335189/

Circulation. 12th- 15 November 2015. The Arena, Windsor, North Otago. A music and

performance art based festival, on Pete Jenkins land. Workshop focused in the day.

Comedy shows, bands in the evening. www.circulation.co.nz

F#@k That's Delicious! 4th December – 6th December 2015. “Blue Hole”, Cobb Valley Road, Takaka. A pre Xmas outdoor shindig. “Awesome tunes in one of the best areas in the world”.Associated with Discomobulation. https://www.facebook.com/discombobulationNZ

Convergence Festival. December 28th to January 3rd at Journey’s End Campground, Smarts Road, North Loburn, in the country-side just north of Christchurch, New Zealand. A participation event. Inclusive. Grassed camp sites. Workshops on a variety of topics : massage, healing relationships, self healing, yoga, arts, crafts, meditation, natural healing, sexuality, song, dance. Swimming holes in the river, moonlit baths, sauna, music, jamming, drumming, cabaret, New Year celebration, arts and crafts, nurture space, creative kids’ space, spirituality, candle light sharing, support and community. Bring yourself, bring your experience, and share it with everyone. Experience the beauty and wonderment of participating in creating a heart based living community. And always remember by changing ourselves we can change the world. Principles :Community, Sustainability, Co-creation, Participation, Awareness, Self Responsibility, Healing and Personal Growth. http://convergence.net.nz/about/

Rhythm and Alps 2015. 30th – 31st December 2015. Cadrona Valley, Central

Otago. A music festival. http://www.rhythmandalps.co.nz/

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NYE 2015. Monday 28th December - Saturday 2nd January 2015 at `Wonderland’ 320 Wilson Road, South Head, Auckland (45 min. drive from central Auckland). http://www.aum.co.nz/

Twisted Frequency Festival. 30th of December 2015 – the 2nd of January 2016. South Island. Aims to encapsulate a classic Kiwi outdoor festival experience, Showcases New Zealand and Australia's best electronica and live acts as well as a

prime selection of international producers. Four days of camping, community, music and art amongst the lush landscapes of Aotearoa. Welcome in the New Year with good friends and family surrounded by the beauty of nature! www.twistedfrequency.co.nz www.facebook.com/TwistedFrequencyNZ

Prana. New Year Festival. 30th of December 2015 to the 3rd of

January 2016. Coromandel. Inspiring workshops, yummy people, great

music (just not 'big bands' this time around), heaps of dancing, gorgeous healthy food, a thriving

marketplace and beautiful body and soul zone, ace camping, fresh water showers and of course... that

Beach all combined with the awesome Prana goodness and quality!! Now into a new era with the passing of

Prana’s first vision holder, the beloved Somen. Committed to connection, family, and sustainability.

https://www.facebook.com/MayaVasku?fref=ts (Prana Festivals)

Dimension New Years Eve Festival of Music, Art and Awareness. 31 December 2015 – January 4 2016. Waimatenui East Road, Donnellys Crossing (north of Auckland). “Three nights to raise your consciousness

through this incredible celebration of Music, Art and Awareness. Dimension NYE features two music zones, crystal clear Opus sound, eye popping visuals and the biggest laser in NZ – So get your crew together and be part of this experience.” http://www.dimension.nz

Soundsplash. 8th – 10th January 2016. Wainui Reserve at Raglan-Whaingaroa. A festival of music, summer and freedom. http://soundsplash.co.nz/

Discombobulation Vol 4. 22nd

January – 24 January 2016. Nelson. A 2 night 3 day, not for profit multi genre music festival with everything from the best realms of electronic music including Drum n Bass, Techno, Glitch, Breaks, Psy, Experimental, Jungle, Down-tempo and more as well as live Hip Hop from NZ and abroad. www.facebook.com/discombobulationNZ

KiwiBurn : 27th January to 1st February 2016. Hunterville.

https://www.facebook.com/Kiwiburn See feature.

Bushman’s Bash 2016. The third instalment of Bushman's Bash comes your

way from the 29th - 31st January 2016 at the top of the south.

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Sweet Az Sun Festival . 7th February 2016. Landsdown Park, Blenheim .

Waitangi Weekend. Celebrate Bob Marley’s birthday with the reggae band Black Seeds and Trinity Roots. http://www.undertheradar.co.nz/gig/46048/Sweet-Az-Sun-Festival.utr

Resonance Karamea. 12th – 15th February 2016. Oparara Reserve, Karamea. A grassroots festival. Music. Art. Community. http://resonancekaramea.co.nz/resonance_2015.ht

ml Kahurangi Music Festival (Prev. Karamea Music Festival). Starts Friday 26th February 2016. Main road, Karamea.

Enlighten Festival. A series of events marking the four seasonal transitions. Palmerston North, relocating to the Hawkes Bay in 2016. https://www.facebook.com/enlightenfestivalaotearoa?fref=ts

Unite. Uniting Northland community . Kotahitanga in the healing arts, theatre, festivals & creative camps https://www.facebook.com/pages/Unite/754661877896674?fref=ts Also http://papatuanukusoulutions.weebly.com/

Voices of the Sacred Earth Festival. 11th – 13th March 2016. “Healthy people healthy planet.” http://kawaipurapura.co.nz/voices-of-sacred-earth-festival Earth-Beat. April 2016. A harvest feature of movement and dance. https://www.facebook.com/earthbeatfestival/timeline At Kawai Purapura, Mills Road, Auckland.

Rural Remix. A "collaboration" of minds and technology used to bring about a peaceful and sustainable approach to open air music festivals and the psy scene. Facilitating regular events.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/40637509178/

WOMAD. 18th – 20th March 2016. New Plymouth, Taranaki. “WOMAD - World of Music, Arts and Dance the

internationally established festival, which brings together artists from all over the globe. The central aim of the WOMAD festival is to celebrate the world's many forms of music, arts and dance.” http://www.womad.co.nz/

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Future Primitives. 31st December 2015 - 1st January 2016 Sanctuary Sounds - 96 College Road, Pukehou, Central Hawkes Bay. The time has come to gather the tribe, Step forward into the past, A reconnection with what once was and what is yet to be, Spend New Year’s Eve with the Future Primitives, for 24 hours of co-created energy and understanding. Is a journey through multiple genres of dance music, an eclectic, synaptic stimulation of deep, primal, tribal grooves twisting, morphing and evolving in new enticing directions, taking us back to a future-sonic wonderland. No gate sales.https://www.facebook.com/events/1554487901476641/

Stonehenge Aotearoa. A full-scale working

adaptation of Stonehenge has been built right

here in Aotearoa, allowing all New Zealanders

to experience the wonders of stone circles for

themselves. Situated in the Wairarapa

countryside, a short distance from Wellington.

Upcoming events: Summer solstice. http://www.stonehenge-aotearoa.co.nz/Events.html

Magick Earth Festivals. Participation events celebrating Earth based spirituality. Feature stalls, lectures, workshops and discussion forums as well as rituals appropriate to the timing or theme of the festival. Also drumming circles, bardic circles and Rites of Passage ceremonies. MEF honour our Earth Mother, our Ancestors, celebrate our individual chosen paths and connect with like-minded souls from many different traditions. Upcoming Gathering: Easter 2016 (TBC). http://www.freewebs.com/magickearthfestival

Burning seed (Aussie Burning Man) Matong State Forest from Wednesday 30 September to Monday 5 October. https://www.facebook.com/burningseedaustralia

Earthcore 2015. An Australian outdoor dance music festival and electronic music events https://www.facebook.com/events/438375936314658/

Rainbow Serpent Festival 2016. Rainbow Serpent Festival is a 4 day international music, arts and lifestyle festival held each January in Western Victoria. https://www.facebook.com/events/1620183281588398/

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Earth Frequency Festival. 12th February -15th February 2016 A 4 day outdoor festival, based in South-East Queensland, Has a strong focus on performance, visionary art, healing

and community spirit. One of Australia's foremost gatherings. www.earthfrequency.com.au https://www.facebook.com/EarthFrequencyFestival

Maitreya Festival. March 11th-15th 2016 - Lake Wooroonook. The 10th Anniversary mission! To Infinity

and beyond! Maitreya Festival emerged from the cosmic counter culture organic superfood soup bowl ten years ago! The ultimate intention was to provide a global platform for investigation into the self, the setting within which we live, and the places we might be able to go together as a species of intrepid travellers and explorers! Any revolutionary platform without art and dancing is definitely not one worth having, so we wanted to present you with an immersive visual and aural experience as well! Now you know. https://www.facebook.com/maitreyafestival

ConFest is an alternative festival held in the south-eastern states

of Australia at New Year and Easter. The name 'ConFest' derives

from combining the words conference and festival. The festival

was first held in 1976 near Canberra. http://www.dte.org.au/

The Mud Tribe at ConFest 2010-11. Credit: Simondownunder.

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Founded by Larry Harvey Burning Man is a

week-long annual alternative event which co-

incides with the American Labour Day

holiday. Beginning first on San Francisco’s

Baker Beach in 1986 the festival later moved

to the Black Rock Desert in Nevada and takes

its name from the ritual burning of a large

wooden effigy, set alight on the Saturday

evening. Burning Man is about community

building, art, radical self-expression, and

radical self-reliance. In recent years the

festival has grown to a huge size reflecting its

popularity.

The success of Burning Man has led to a

number of regional and local smaller burns

and amongst them is Kiwiburn held on a site

near Hunterville. With the same principles as

the American Burning Man this regional burn

began in 2004. Now located in the North,

Kiwiburn was in fact born at Nelson, then was

at Whakamaru (near Tokoroa) and since 2014

at Hunterville. Attracting several thousand

people Kiwiburn is one of several

complimentary alternative events, held over

Summer. The description below is based on

that contained in the Kiwiburn website.

So what is Kiwiburn: the key point to make

about Kiwiburn is that it is a participatory

festival, where those attending participate in

the festival, rather than watch. There are no

central stages or headline acts, no queues and

no crowds as such. Just a series of surprises.

Like Burning Man there is a focus on public

art and performance. It is worth noting that

every performance and art piece is there

because somebody has decided to bring it and

put in the effort to make it happen.

It is also a collective experience where everyone

contributes. No one is paid, there are no spectators and what is shared are the passions and dreams of those who gift them. You are part of Kiwiburn rather than attending

it, like a Rainbow Gathering. No money is exchanged at the festival. What operates is rather a gift economy and the festival seeks to encourages co-operative and collaborative social relations not only at the site but also in the wider society. Radical free expression is welcomed.

There is no programme or featured artist list. But there are theme camps and some of these are already registered and this is the case for various art installations. Each festival is different. That is the beauty of KiwiBurn. There will be various kinds of music, art installations and people in costume, neon lights, fire spinners, drummers, random surprises, dancers, free spirits and healers. The Burn itself occurs on the final night. Bring your passion

and share with us your dreams.

In addition to Kiwiburn there are now local burns. The event on Waiheke started in 2010 and takes the name Hekeburn. At the time of writing planning was well underway for 5th event to be held from the 25th to the 27th

of September. [G.D.]

Kiwiburn : 27 January to 1 February 2016.

Hunterville (Aotearoa). www.kiwiburn.com Image: Kiwiburn Facebook page. 2015.

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The words above were written by Arthur O’Shaughnessy in 1874, and are from his work entitled Ode.

Ode is a long poem and that commonly cited forms only a small part of it. Incidentally the term Movers

and shakers was first used here. Background photograph: Bosnia rainbow gathering 2007. Wikipedia.

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Building community. By Soaringriverbear Always welcome the stranger. Feed your

friends. Give often. Share endlessly. Greet loved ones with hugs. Everyone has value. Learn from those around. Teach those around. Listen. Gifting is a skill that has been forgotten. Remember it. Remember the

little things. Give gifts. Not always on birthdays and holidays. Apologize when you fuck up. Forgive those

who fuck up. Make beds for the traveling friend. A friend of a friend, is always your friend. Respect. Honor.

Courage. Faith. Truth. Know that you deserve respect and love. Settle nothing less than those. Communicate

your appreciation of the people you love to them, often. Be open. Stand open. If they’ve enter your house,

they are guest. Treat them as such. All people are your relatives. Do not forget that without the hard times you

wouldn’t be the complete and wondrous human you are now. Be intentional. Think. Feel. Love. If it will help

someone, do it. Stay up late for a friend. Get up early for a friend. You will have time to sleep, you may miss

the moment a loved needs you of you. Be direct. There is no shame in telling someone how you feel or what

you need, be gentle. Think fast, act slow. Slow is smooth. Smooth is fast. Set aside pride. Repair damage.

Balance yourself. If you have and they need it. It belongs to them. Love. Love with everything you have. Give your whole heart. Holding back hurts you more than them. Love. Give your heart. Allow your soul to be seen.

Find the connection between your soul and their’s. Create ceremony. Create passion. Create a way for

everyone to share. Invest in other. Help them create. Open the door for people. Be excited to see those you

love and let them know it. Never leave a negativity. Love. Be honest. Love. Give. Love. Stand open. Love.