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A-Maze-In Minds!

Manawatū-Whanganui

A-Maze-In-Minds! celebrates the upcoming Mental Health Awareness Week theme of 'Top-up-together' — within restorative light, texture, and playful calm.

Open daily during the library hours at Te Takeretanga o Kura-hau-pō (Levin’s Culture and Community Centre)

A six-day sensory installation for amazing minds — full of light, sound, play, and calm.

Explore at your own pace. Turn on. Tune in. Feel free to belong.
No pressure. No wrong way. Just you, welcomed as you are.

A unique sensory experience for all ages and abilities
Quiet zones, light and sound effects, tactile texture.
Inclusive, playful, calm, and imaginative — including:

• UV Games Zone – Giant glow-in-the-dark floor games including UV chess and interactive sensory name games.
• LED Colour Floor – Step into a slow-pulsing lightscape on our immersive LED floor.
• Retro–Future Lamp Lounge – Chill with an array of retro and futuristic projection lamps casting moving shapes and light.
• Tactile Treasure Zone – A hands-on collection of sensory objects to twist, squeeze, smooth, and explore.
Tunnel of Stars –– Crawl, crouch, stroll, or roll your way through a spacey tunnel filled with ambient light and cosmic sound — welcoming walkers, wheelchairs, mobility scooters, and curious crawlers alike.
• Hosted Maker Tables – Drop in for creative activities — art, tactile making, and gentle sensory play.
• Silent Disco Nook – Move freely or sit in stillness with silent disco headphones and curated soundtracks.
• Day-Glo Gallery – Bright backlit art panels you can mark like a living highlighter.
• Artful Atmospheres – Draped fabric, light shadows, rich textures, and ambient art bring the space to life.
• Mandala Craft Zone – A welcoming space for all ages to contribute beneath rotating hooped crochet mandalas — where knitting, kōrero, and calm creativity come together.

Created by and for our diverse communities — with a warm welcome to:
• Disabled people
• Tāngata whaiora and tāngata whaikaha Māori
• People with lived experience of mental distress
• Neurodivergent people
• LGBTQIA+ and trans communities
• Everyone is welcome — including whānau, caregivers, and support workers.

Group bookings welcome — especially schools, service providers, and support organisations.

Have contributions, or want to get involved?
Call 0508 EVENTS

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Facebook: @lightthefusenow
Instagram: @lightthefusenow
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With thanks to local artists, disability advocates, and youth advisors from across Horowhenua.

Presented by the Light the Fuse Collective, co-hosted with Horowhenua District Council — in celebration of the upcoming Mental Health Awareness Week

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Monday

Connect/Me Whakawhanaunga

How will you connect with others today? 

Connect refers to making social connections, or whakawhanaungatanga. A sense of feeling connected, loved or belonging with others is strongly associated with better wellbeing and other health outcomes through providing a sense of meaning, safety, support and purpose. Nurturing relationships with friends, whānau and work colleagues helps to enhance the benefits of connection and promote a deeper sense of unity and collective wellbeing. 

Here are some of the ways you can connect with others today: 


Social connection is the ngākau/heart of our wellbeing. It weaves us together, making us feel seen, heard, and understood. When we nurture meaningful connections with others, we uplift our own wellbeing. 

Tuesday

Give/Tukua

How will you give to others today? 

Give is about kindness, altruism, or generosity. Carrying out acts of kindness boosts our happiness, life satisfaction, and overall wellbeing. When we help others, it gives us purpose and a sense of belonging. Sharing acts of kindness and your time with others can strengthen relationships and create a ripple effect of positivity.  

Here are some of the ways you can give today: 


What better time than Mental Health Awareness Week to Top Up Together by doing something nice for your friends, whānau or colleagues?   

Wednesday

Be Active/Me Kori Tonu

What steps will you take toward being active today?  

Being active is not only important for our physical wellbeing, it’s also a powerful mood booster. Moving our tinana/body can reduce stress and anxiety levels, promote relaxation and enhance overall mental resilience. Being active with whānau and friends can boost motivation, strengthen social bonds, and make physical activity more enjoyable. 

Here are some of the ways you can be active today: 


Being active can make us feel good, and it helps us feel connected with our communities. Physical activity stimulates the release of endorphins, the "feel-good" hormones, which can uplift your mood and increase feelings of happiness. 

Thursday

Take Notice/Me Aro Tonu

What will you take notice of today?  

Take Notice refers to the practice of mindfulness. Mindfulness can be thought of as open and receptive attention to, and awareness of, what is occurring in the present moment. There is robust scientific evidence supporting mindfulness practice as beneficial to our hauora (mental, physical, spiritual, social/relationships). Practicing mindfulness with others can deepen connection and enhance our collective sense of wellbeing. 

Here are some of the ways you can take notice today: 


Top up your wellbeing by being present - use today as a reminder to pay more attention to the present moment, to your thoughts and feelings, and to others around you. 

Friday

Keep Learning/Me Ako Tonu

How will you keep learning today and beyond? 

Keep Learning refers to ‘exercising our mind’ – almost like taking our brain to the gym. Learning something new together with friends or whānau can boost motivation, enhance understanding and offer a sense of shared growth and discovery. 

Here are some of the ways you can keep learning today:  

Evidence suggests that learning or trying new things creates a sense of achievement, competence and stimulates engagement with the world around us.