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  "answer": "We hold 5 NZ Law Society register entries for Fyfe Karamaena Law Ltd; 5 with a current practising certificate; 1 lists Family as an area of practice; admitted between 1984 and 2018.",
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    "readTo": "2026-11-11"
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    {
      "name": "Iain Grant Fyfe",
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      "region": "Otago",
      "district": "Queenstown-Lakes",
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    },
    {
      "name": "Alice Victoria Sanders",
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      "region": "Otago",
      "district": "Queenstown-Lakes",
      "practice_areas": [],
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    {
      "name": "Rebecca Mary Karamaena",
      "registry_url": "https://www.lawsociety.org.nz/register/rebecca-mary-karamaena/",
      "region": "Otago",
      "district": "Queenstown-Lakes",
      "practice_areas": [],
      "register_status": "ok",
      "register_read": "2026-11-11"
    },
    {
      "name": "Melissa Jane McFarlane",
      "registry_url": "https://www.lawsociety.org.nz/register/melissa-jane-mcfarlane/",
      "region": "Otago",
      "district": "Queenstown-Lakes",
      "practice_areas": [
        "Family"
      ],
      "register_status": "ok",
      "register_read": "2026-11-11"
    },
    {
      "name": "Jennifer Marie Jelley",
      "registry_url": "https://www.lawsociety.org.nz/register/jennifer-marie-jelley/",
      "region": "Otago",
      "district": "Queenstown-Lakes",
      "practice_areas": [],
      "register_status": "ok",
      "register_read": "2026-11-11"
    }
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  "summary_url": "https://lawyerfinder.co.nz/api/firm/fyfe-karamaena-law-ltd/summary.md",
  "as_of": "2026-11-12",
  "provenance": {
    "source": "New Zealand Law Society register (lawsociety.org.nz), mirrored by LawyerFinder NZ.",
    "authoritative_register": "https://www.lawsociety.org.nz/for-the-public/find-a-lawyer/",
    "methodology": "https://lawyerfinder.co.nz/about",
    "notes": "register_status is what the NZ Law Society register showed on register_read (\"ok\" or \"not-found\") — NOT a current good-standing check. Verify current status via registry_url. register_facts counts the entries we hold, not the firm headcount. LawyerFinder NZ is a directory and lead-generation service, not affiliated with the NZ Law Society; we do not provide legal advice."
  }
}