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KT Law Kannangara Thomson

Law firm · Burnside, Christchurch

What your customers see when they look for you, and where that puts you among 216 Christchurch lawyers.

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Checked12 October 2026
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KT Law Kannangara Thomson

Law firm · Burnside, Christchurch

Where you stand#20of 216 lawyers
Overall health9.1/10across the eight areas

Going well

01Google listing9.603Map positions9.608Opening hours9.402Reviews9.307Google search and traffic8.0

Where we can help

05Facebook page5.104Listings and social4.806Your website-
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What AI tells people about you

KT Law Kannangara Thomson is a Christchurch-based law firm in Burnside serving clients across Canterbury. They provide a broad range of legal services including conveyancing, immigration, employment law and estate administration. The culturally diverse team draws on international life experience and focuses on practical, plain-English advice for matters such as buying a first home, business transitions and retirement planning.

KT Law Kannangara Thomson is a Christchurch law firm based in Burnside that serves clients across Canterbury, including Ōtautahi Christchurch. The practice describes itself as culturally diverse and highly qualified, offering legal support across personal and business matters throughout the region.

Services include conveyancing, immigration, employment law and estate administration, with a wider set of specialisations noted under personal law, business law and trusts and estates. The firm also highlights practical legal support for buying a first home, making business moves and planning for retirement.

Customer comments in recent reviews emphasise clear explanations, friendly service and steady support through transactions such as first-home purchases and will preparation. Clients often mention helpful, patient communication and professional handling of matters, with several reviews noting longstanding relationships and repeat instructions.

Locally, KT Law positions itself as a comprehensive legal adviser for Canterbury residents and businesses, combining formal qualifications with staff who draw on varied life experiences. The firm's combination of conveyancing, personal and business law services, plus a focus on accessible, practical advice, is presented as the practical distinction for clients seeking legal help in Christchurch and the wider Canterbury area.

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01Google listingMarketbase business report

Your Google listing

KT Law Kannangara Thomson shows a very high health score on Google Business Listing, indicating strong completeness and optimisation. The strongest findings are that the listing is claimed and verified, includes a website link, and provides a phone number for direct contact. The opportunities focus on expanding the listing description and increasing photo counts to reach top quartiles.

Strengths

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    Open statusYour listing shows the business as trading, so customers see accurate availability and Google treats the listing as live.
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    ClaimedYour listing is claimed, so you control what it says, you can reply to reviews, and edits suggested by the public come to you first.
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    NameYour business name is showing on the listing, so a customer searching for you by name finds you, and everything else on the listing hangs off it.

Top two opportunities

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    Description lengthYour description is one of the fuller ones in this market, which means a customer comparing you side by side has more of your case in front of them than most.
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    Photos on the listingYou carry more photos than most of this market, which gives a customer a real look at the work before they ring.
11 checks on your Google listing. You're seeing 5 of them.
9.6Strong
What customers seeWhere you rank
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4.7 ★★★★★ (120)
Law firm · Burnside
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From the business

From conveyancing to immigration, employment law to estate administration, KT Law provides a comprehensive range of legal services and advice. Embracing the cultural diversity and unique make-up of the region, KT Law is committed to delivering quality legal services to clients throughout Christchurch and the wider Canterbury area. Highly qualified and skilled in a broad array of specialist aspects within the law, the team at KT Law draw on life experiences gained from all corners of the globe, with their unique personal histories forming a rich tapestry of wisdom, intelligence and practical thinking.

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02ReviewsMarketbase business report

Your reviews

KT Law Kannangara Thomson shows a very strong Google review health with a 9.0/10 health score and top 10% in both rating confidence and total reviews. The strongest current strengths are exceptional customer satisfaction and a solid number of reviews, indicating a strong local reputation. A key opportunity is improving engagement by responding to reviews, which could further boost trust and perceived care from clients.

Strengths

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    Review confidenceRating and volume together put you at the head of this market: well rated, with enough reviews behind it that a customer takes the number seriously.
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    Review countYou hold one of the deepest review banks in this market - social proof that does its own selling.

Top two opportunities

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    Response rateNone of your reviews have a reply, which means a customer reading them sees your happiest and your angriest customers with nothing from you in between.
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    Star ratingYour rating sits ahead of half the businesses here, so the number is not pushing anyone away.
4 checks on your reviews. You're seeing all of them.
9.3Strong
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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Google reviewsChristchurch lawyers · 216 businesses
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03Map positionsMarketbase business report

Where you show up on the map

KT Law Kannangara Thomson shows solid health on Google Maps with an above-average overall score. The business ranks well across many core legal queries and particularly excels for civil and divorce-related searches in Burnside and surrounding areas, indicating strong local visibility and relevance for key offerings.

Strengths

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    Maps visibility across the city groupThere is no wider Maps reach available to a business at your address - you appear across more of the surrounding suburbs than anyone in this market.

Top opportunity

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    Maps visibility in your own suburbYou show up in local Maps searches more often than nearly every business in your suburb, so a customer searching nearby sees you before most of your competition.
2 checks on your map positions. You're seeing both.
9.6Strong
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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KT Law Kannangara Thomson14.7 ★ (120) · Law firm
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Cruickshank Pryde5.0 ★ (2) · Law firm
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Burnside Law Centre4.3 ★ (3) · Law firm
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Hill Lee & Scott4.4 ★ (27) · Law firm
Map positionsChristchurch lawyers · 216 businesses
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Where customers find you

KT Law Kannangara Thomson shows a very high health score of 9.2, indicating strong social and directory presence. The strongest current assets are outstanding Instagram and Facebook profiles and a LinkedIn Company listing, which together support visibility and trust among clients. Key opportunities focus on expanding presence on TikTok, Yellow and Yellow Profile directories, and LinkedIn to broaden reach.

Strengths

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Top three opportunities

  • 1
    Having a Facebook page at allWe could not find an active Facebook Profile page for your business, so anyone who goes there to check your hours, read your posts or send a message lands on nothing.
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    Instagram ProfileWe found your Instagram Profile page through search alone, with no link from your own website and nothing on your Google listing.
  • 3
    Tiktok ProfileWe could not find an active TikTok account for your business, so anyone who looks for you there finds nothing.
16 checks on your listings and social. You're seeing 3 of them.
4.8Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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FacebookNo account found1
TiktokNo account found3
Listings and socialChristchurch lawyers · 216 businesses
You are #112 for listings and social
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05Facebook pageMarketbase business report

Your Facebook page

Strengths

Your first one is close. Sort an opportunity below and it moves up here.

Top opportunity

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    Facebook pageCriticalWe could not find an active Facebook Profile page for your business, so anyone who goes there to check your hours, read your posts or send a message lands on nothing. Shown at a typical score for this market.
9 checks on your Facebook page. You're seeing 1 of them.
5.1Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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Facebook pageChristchurch lawyers · 216 businesses
You are #106 for your Facebook page
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06Your websiteMarketbase business report

Your website

KT Law Kannangara Thomson shows a very high on-page SEO health, indicating the site is technically well optimised for search engines. The most notable findings are excellent meta description effectiveness and a perfect title tag height, alongside a valid favicon and accurate title tag. These strengths support clear search results and quick access for local Canterbury clients.

Strengths

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    Domain HealthYour site answers cleanly over a secure connection, so a customer clicking through from Google lands where they expect with nothing in the way.
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    Meta descriptionYour search summary sits in the length that reads in full on most screens, which is as far as length alone can take it - a narrow phone still cuts the tail off a line this size.
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    Page titleYour home page headline fits a search result exactly, so the whole line reads to someone scanning a page of results rather than cutting off mid-phrase.

Top three opportunities

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    On-page scoreThe basics on your home page are half in place: it opens and it reads, but enough checks still fail that a customer on a phone away from wifi notices the wait before they notice the business.
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    Domain Age ScoreYour domain has been registered longer than the newest sites here but is still younger than most.
  • 3
    Pages linking to youMore pages link to you than half the businesses here, so search engines have a reasonable number of routes into your site.
23 checks on your website. You're seeing 6 of them.
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What customers seeWhere you rank
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How people find you on Google

KT Law Kannangara Thomson shows strong overall website traffic health, with a score of 8.1 out of 10 indicating solid performance relative to local peers. The business already ranks well for organic traffic and local keyword coverage, suggesting users find value in the site and that search visibility is healthy. Attention should go to converting paid opportunities as there is little to no paid activity.

Strengths

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Top three opportunities

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    What you spend on adsWe can see no paid search activity for your site, which in most local markets is the norm rather than a gap.
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    Monthly ad visitsYour site receives no visitors from paid search, which for most local businesses in this market is the norm rather than a problem.
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    Search terms you advertise onYou are not covering any search terms with ads, which for most local businesses here is normal.
6 checks on your search and traffic. You're seeing 3 of them.
8.0Strong
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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www.lawsociety.org.nzGeoffrey Paul Sumby
www.ktlaw.co.nzKT Law: Christchurch Lawyers | Legal Services Canterbury

Based in Ōtautahi Christchurch, KT Law represents our entire Canterbury community. We specialise in providing practical legal advice and support. Read more

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Your hours against demand

KT Law Kannangara Thomson shows mixed alignment between published hours and local demand. Forty hours a week fall into well-aligned peak periods, but the firm also misses 41 high-demand hours, with no open low-demand hours. Strong matches are mid-week mid-day and late-morning slots; gaps include weekend afternoons, an early Friday morning slot and a late Saturday evening. Practical hour tweaks could improve accessibility.

Strengths

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Top opportunity

  • 1
    Hours aligned with demandYour hours cover more of the busy stretches than the middle of the field, so you are open for most of the searching that happens near you.
1 check on your opening hours. You're seeing it.
9.4Strong
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
KT Law Kannangara Thomson
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Hours 1
Monday8:30am-5pm
Tuesday8:30am-5pm
Wednesday8:30am-5pm
Thursday8:30am-5pm
Friday8:30am-5pm
SaturdayClosed
SundayClosed
Popular times Monday · Burnside
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01Google listing2 opportunities

02Reviews2 opportunities

03Map positions1 opportunity

04Listings and social3 opportunities

05Facebook page1 opportunity

06Your website3 opportunities

07Google search and traffic3 opportunities

08Opening hours1 opportunity

Where you'd stand#20of 216 Christchurch lawyers
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