What the official record says
This Act is the Nga Wai o Maniapoto (Waipa River) Act . This Act comes into force on the day after the date on which it receives the Royal assent. The overarching purpose of this Act is to restore and maintain the quality and integrity of the waters that flow into and form part of the Waipa River for present and future generations and the care and protection of the mana tuku iho o Waiwaia. In ,— the phrase refers to the connected and flowing body of water that comprises the Waipa River together with all its associated waters and water columns, including those flowing through its floodplains and the Maniapoto karst, streams, waterways, tributaries, springs, geothermal springs, watercourses, and lakes but does not include any unconnected waters or artificial watercourse such as an irrigation