"We've had a sound camp set up before called dance-a-lot it'll be there fifth year here."
"There a camp that does talks on various things called 'Chur', one has set itself up as the bar for the first Star Wars movie."
She says burning man is based on a principle of self-reliance and gifting, this means that no money can be used at the event, attendees must bring all they need and rely on gifts from others.
"People will think about something they want to share with others. It may be they're a singer and their gift is their music, it may be that someone's a jeweller."
"Its often food, a camp may put on a breakfast, say between 9-11 on Sunday morning we're going to have pancakes."
"It's usually not a problem people are usually amazing generous."
Each year the overall theme is different with this festival celebrating The Robots are Coming.
"Some people are building actual robots that will go along on wheels that will do things like move.
"I don't think they're huge but they'll be really fun and people will dress up in robot costumes."
The top bot on display for the event will be a giant metal weta.
It is 1.8 metres high and 8 metre long, the weta was welded together from sheet metal in Auckland. It will weigh 2-3 tonnes and shoot fire from its antennae using LPG.
Project manager Hippathy Valentine say the breath taking-bug has just been to the burning man festival in Nevada in August and is now making its way across the sea home to New Zealand.
"It had its premiere showing where it was received many accolades."
He's stoked with the creation, that was put together through donations and the work of 60 volunteers.
"I think what we've made is amazingly gorgeous. Pretty much everyone learned to weld within a week of the project."
The Giant Weta is on it's way to Burning Man! After months of planning, logistics and building, the largest art installation by Kiwiburners in New Zealand is bound for the playa. You'll see it next month if you're there, otherwise the Weta will be shooting flames at Kiwiburn17 – The Robots are Coming! Congratulations to the team – what an amazing achievement for Auckland Burners! You can help out here: https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/giantweta
(photos by Amy Potenger)
Posted by Kiwiburn: New Zealand's Regional Burning Man Event on Tuesday, July 12, 2016
He believes the weta is an appropriate symbol for Kiwiburn.
"Its something that really resonates with people as something that represents New Zealand, I mean we all have or own story about a weta."
"How many countries have a 90 million year old living fossil they can champion?"
The festival will run from January 25-30, attendees are encouraged to read the Kiwiburn survival guide and follow the 10 burning man guiding principles of "radical" inclusion, self-reliance and self-expression, community cooperation, civic responsibility, gifting, "decommodification", participation, immediacy and leaving no trace.
Ex-burner Pania Molloy says last year's event was a blast.
"Its crazy, you can be a big kid. There's a really cool atmosphere as soon as you hit the gate, with kinda like minded people."
The five days will culminate in the burning of a giant wooden effigy.
