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  "schema_version": "2026-11-11",
  "answer": "We hold 4 NZ Law Society register entries for Te Mata Law Ltd; 4 with a current practising certificate; 1 lists Immigration as an area of practice; admitted between 2003 and 2020.",
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      }
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      },
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      }
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    "readFrom": "2026-11-11",
    "readTo": "2026-11-11"
  },
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  "locations": [
    "Auckland"
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    "Immigration",
    "Treaty/Māori"
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    "phone": null,
    "email": null
  },
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    {
      "name": "Catherine Rachel Leauga",
      "registry_url": "https://www.lawsociety.org.nz/register/catherine-rachel-leauga/",
      "region": "Auckland",
      "district": "Central Auckland suburbs",
      "practice_areas": [],
      "register_status": "ok",
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    },
    {
      "name": "Matthew Thomas Hemi Kennelly",
      "registry_url": "https://www.lawsociety.org.nz/register/matthew-thomas-hemi-kennelly/",
      "region": "Auckland",
      "district": "Central Auckland suburbs",
      "practice_areas": [],
      "register_status": "ok",
      "register_read": "2026-11-11"
    },
    {
      "name": "Harry Cornaga Clatworthy",
      "registry_url": "https://www.lawsociety.org.nz/register/harry-cornaga-clatworthy/",
      "region": "Auckland",
      "district": "Central Auckland suburbs",
      "practice_areas": [],
      "register_status": "ok",
      "register_read": "2026-11-11"
    },
    {
      "name": "David Martin Stone",
      "registry_url": "https://www.lawsociety.org.nz/register/david-martin-stone/",
      "region": "Auckland",
      "district": "Central Auckland suburbs",
      "practice_areas": [
        "Immigration",
        "Treaty/Māori"
      ],
      "register_status": "ok",
      "register_read": "2026-11-11"
    }
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  "summary_url": "https://lawyerfinder.co.nz/api/firm/te-mata-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."
  }
}