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=== New Zealand === In New Zealand, window washing mostly occurs in [[Auckland]], particularly [[Manukau]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Williamson |first=Jarred |date=27 November 2017 |title=New law putting some window washers off, but it isn't going away |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/99081312/new-law-putting-some-window-washers-off-but-it-isnt-going-away |access-date=17 October 2024 |website=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]] }}</ref> Window washers are considered "dangerous" and "frustrating" by drivers and Manukau Police.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-11-28 |title=Crack-down on window washers |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/motorists-frustrated-over-dangerous-window-washers/TVKKL65NSG4URLHMGKUDJSNH6Y/ |access-date=2024-10-16 |website=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |language=en-NZ}}</ref> In 2017, the activity was outlawed by the Land Transport Amendment Act.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Land Transport Amendment Act 2017 No 34, Public Act 108 Amendment to Land Transport (Road User) Rule 2004 β New Zealand Legislation |url=https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2017/0034/latest/DLM7387503.html#DLM7387501 |access-date=2024-10-16 |website=www.legislation.govt.nz}}</ref> The law's effectiveness has been questioned, as five years after it was enacted, the 2157 people that had been caught window washing were generally not deterred, and only six had paid fines.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-06-22 |title=Police dish out 596 fines to window washers |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/police-dish-out-596-fines-to-window-washers-around-country-since-law-came-into-force-last-august-call-on-public-to-stop-paying-them/SMN6QW2BS34ABA4N2M3VGTPOIE/ |access-date=2024-10-16 |website=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |language=en-NZ}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mayron |first=Sapeer |date=5 January 2023 |title=Only six people have paid fines for car window washing in five years |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/130454248/only-six-people-have-paid-fines-for-car-window-washing-in-five-years |access-date=17 October 2024 |website=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]] }}</ref>
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