Ko ngā paipa whakarewa maitai kore waikura te nuinga o te wā e whakamahia ana i roto i ngā mahi whakapaipai me ngā mahi whakapaipai o te tāone; i roto i ngā mahi māmā, rongoā, hanga pepa, maimoatanga paru, tuku wai, mīhini, me ētahi atu, he nui anō hoki te rahinga; i roto i ngā mahi matū, tongi, hinu me ētahi atu mahi, ko te whakatakotoranga whānui ko Φ159mm. Ko ngā paipa kawe pēhanga reo me te iti i runga ake nei; ka whakamahia anō hoki e te pūwero waka ngā paipa whakarewa maitai kore waikura.

Ko ngā paipa kowiri tira he mea whakamahi nui i roto i ngā "matū e toru" (matū, tongi, muka matū), hinu, ngā kohua hiko, mīhini, rererangi, ahumahi karihi, ahumahi tiaki motu me ētahi atu mara.