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      "name": "Juliet Pamela Golightly",
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      "name": "Adayla Margaret Williams",
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    {
      "name": "Richard Bruce Annandale",
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      "name": "Bernadette Maree O'Connor",
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    {
      "name": "Caitlin Jan Golightly",
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      "name": "Lydia Christina McIvor",
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      "name": "Danette Cole",
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      "name": "Jesse Nikos Smitheram Hunter",
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      "name": "Danica Maria Soich",
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      "name": "David Paul Reeves",
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      "name": "Ina Mary Stewart",
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    {
      "name": "Ryan Edward Renata Welsh",
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      "region": "Northland",
      "district": "Whangarei",
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    {
      "name": "Felix Thomas Poole",
      "registry_url": "https://www.lawsociety.org.nz/register/felix-thomas-poole/",
      "region": "Northland",
      "district": "Whangarei",
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    },
    {
      "name": "Miriam Grace Wilkinson",
      "registry_url": "https://www.lawsociety.org.nz/register/miriam-grace-wilkinson/",
      "region": "Northland",
      "district": "Whangarei",
      "practice_areas": [],
      "register_status": "ok",
      "register_read": "2026-11-11"
    },
    {
      "name": "Karene Mauhaere Joyita Kaio",
      "registry_url": "https://www.lawsociety.org.nz/register/karene-mauhaere-joyita-kaio/",
      "region": "Northland",
      "district": "Whangarei",
      "practice_areas": [],
      "register_status": "ok",
      "register_read": "2026-11-11"
    },
    {
      "name": "Ying Xin Rita Zhong",
      "registry_url": "https://www.lawsociety.org.nz/register/ying-xin-rita-zhong/",
      "region": "Northland",
      "district": "Whangarei",
      "practice_areas": [
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  "summary_url": "https://lawyerfinder.co.nz/api/firm/mwis-lawyers-limited/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."
  }
}