{"id":4,"date":"2019-09-03T06:45:03","date_gmt":"2019-09-03T06:45:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bva.dev1.smmweb.nz\/?page_id=4"},"modified":"2026-07-30T15:44:49","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T03:44:49","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bva.dev1.smmweb.nz\/?page_id=4","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>BVA Law | Meet The Team<\/h1>\n<h2>A strong team means you are<br \/>\nlooked after no matter what<br \/>\nyou need.<\/h2>\n<p><p>\n        <a href=\"#\">Call Us Now<\/a>\n    <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n        <a href=\"#\">Send us a message<\/a>\n    <\/li>\n<li>\n        <a href=\"#\">Call Now<\/a>\n    <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-1660784670019-33a36fd82515-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h2>Leading rom the front<\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>At BVA Law we stand by our whakatauk\u012b. We are committed lawyers who use our expertise to improve the situation of our clients putting them in a better position than they could themselves.<\/p>\n<p>We thrive on doing what\u2019s right. 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