Another new law is in the wings, this time at a local level, where the Whanganui District Council is considering a new by-law that will require windscreen washers to apply for a permit.
What the requirements and restrictions of that permit will be have yet to be disclosed.
The bylaw was rejected by a council committee but is expected to be endorsed when it returns for consideration once it defines which other outdoor traders will be covered by it.
Meantime a Chronicle on-line poll shows seventy per cent of respondents so far do not favour windscreen washers.
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In contrast social media comments seem to favour either Mr Manihera or windscreen washers in general, including district councillor Josh Chandulal-Mackay who said that he had no issues with windscreen washers.
"These are people offering a service and trying to support themselves. Of course anti-social or intimidatory behaviour should be disallowed, but harassment is already unlawful. Let's not target a perfectly legitimate activity just because a few people find it unsettling."
Both the bylaw and the Bill are yet to become law.