The Button Campfires

A campfire for our creative community

Working to make a living, engaging in creative pursuits and building a life in the city takes immense energy. Right now, the “bubbling essence” and magic of collective creation at The Button Factory is undeniable. But sustaining that magic amidst the transactional noise, the friction of cohabitation, and the sheer weight of survival in Auckland’s Central City can be exhausting.

Usually, when we hit friction, we complain to management, put our heads down, or let our survival instincts take over.

But what if the friction is the fuel?

The Button Factory is inviting a core group of engaged contributors, to shift from being passive customers of a space into active stewards of a living ecosystem. We are doing this by lighting a campfire.

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Weekly online from Tuesday 13 October 2026
Time: Tuesdays, 3โ€“4:30pm
Location: Online via Google Meet

First in-person gathering
Tuesday 10 November, 3โ€“6pm
The Button Factory, 2 Abbey Street, Auckland CBD

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No fixed fee. The invitation is to reciprocate the value you receive through contributions to the space, community or sharing table.

Come with openness, care and a willingness to participate.

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Read More About The Offering Below

The Crucible & Meeting Rhythm

The Button Campfires is an ongoing, rhythm-based transformation crucible. It is designed to free up your time, energy, and resources so you can pursue your creative work unhindered.

This is not a facilitated workshop, and it is not a therapy group. It is a space to take off your mask, drop your personal agenda, and reconnect with the essence of who you truly are.

We will gather in two rhythms:

1. The Weekly Online Campfire (90 Minutes) Every week, we connect on Google Meet to relate and burn. In this space there is no one for you to be and nothing for you to do. You can come and simply rest and listen or burn some “firewood”โ€”the real challenges, friction, or messiness you are currently experiencing in your life and work. We burn or witness others burning to discover and manifest new capacity. [Start date: Tuesday 13th of October, 3-4:30pm]

2. The 6-Week In-House Gathering (3 Hours) Every six weeks, we gather physically at The Button Factory around a shared meal. Here, we will consciously practice reciprocal exchange by bringing our prosperity and abundance to shareโ€”whether that is a jar of homemade marmalade, some old clothes, or a tray of tomato seedlings โ€”embodying the founding spirit of Tฤmaki Makaurau / Auckland: if we share, all will prosper, and before the potluck we will have a ‘campfire’. [First Gathering date: Tuesday 10th of November, 3-6pm]

The Exchange (Living Currency)

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This offering is not a funded workshop, and there is no fixed fee. It operates on the physics of Living Currency.

We are actively breaking the habit of being transactional consumers. You are invited to step into reciprocal exchange with the system. When you experience value, your natural response is to reciprocateโ€”directly to the space, to the community, or through the sharing table at our gatherings. True systemic wealth comes from what we circulate, not what we hoard.

Are you up for the work?
This is a space for engaged contributors, not ‘tourists’. It will require your time, your transparency, and your willingness to sit in the discomfort of change and the unknown.

If you are ready to collaborate and steward the potential of The Button Factory to be actualised, claim your seat at the fire.

RSVP HERE

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