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  "answer": "We hold 10 NZ Law Society register entries for Whaia Limited; 10 with a current practising certificate; 1 lists Treaty/Māori as an area of practice; admitted between 2009 and 2024.",
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      "name": "Tai Nathan Ahu",
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      "region": "Wellington",
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    {
      "name": "Mariah Ashleigh Hori Te Pa",
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      "region": "Wellington",
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    {
      "name": "Beth Ceilia Kloosterman Murfitt",
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      "district": "Wellington",
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    {
      "name": "Briar Georgina Peat",
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    {
      "name": "Maia Moana Elizabeth Wikaira",
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      "name": "Wiliame Iupeli Gucake",
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      "district": "Wellington",
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    {
      "name": "Horiana Kathleen Irwin",
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    {
      "name": "Melissa Jade Tahere",
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      "region": "Wellington",
      "district": "Wellington",
      "practice_areas": [],
      "register_status": "ok",
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    {
      "name": "Jury Kauwhata Teniteni-Smeaton",
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      "region": "Wellington",
      "district": "Wellington",
      "practice_areas": [],
      "register_status": "ok",
      "register_read": "2026-11-11"
    },
    {
      "name": "Mihiarangi Myrna-May Piripi",
      "registry_url": "https://www.lawsociety.org.nz/register/mihiarangi-myrna-may-piripi/",
      "region": "Wellington",
      "district": "Wellington",
      "practice_areas": [],
      "register_status": "ok",
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  "summary_url": "https://lawyerfinder.co.nz/api/firm/whaia-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."
  }
}