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Nigel Mason Lawyer

Lawyer · Rolleston South West, 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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Nigel Mason Lawyer

Lawyer · Rolleston South West, Christchurch

Where you stand#62of 216 lawyers
Overall health7.2/10across the eight areas
How AI describes youMarketbase business report

What AI tells people about you

Nigel Mason Lawyer is an immigration lawyer based in Rolleston. He offers immigration advice drawing on many years of experience and invites prospective clients to phone for an estimate of costs and to arrange a free assessment. The practice emphasises clear, practical legal guidance and personal attention for clients navigating visas and related immigration matters.

Nigel Mason Lawyer is an immigration lawyer practising in Rolleston. The practice focuses on immigration law matters and presents itself as a source of clear legal advice for individuals and families managing visa applications and immigration processes.

Services and specialisations emphasise immigration advice delivered with practical explanation. The website and business-provided details note many years of experience, the option to phone for a cost estimate, and the availability of a free assessment to help clients understand next steps and likely fees.

Customers tend to rate the practice positively, with an average review rating of 4. Review themes indicate clients experience straightforward, understandable guidance and value the accessibility of the practice for initial enquiries and cost information.

What distinguishes Nigel Mason Lawyer locally is the combination of an immigration focus, long experience in the field, and a low-friction first step for clients via phone estimates and free assessments. The practice positions itself as a Rolleston-based option for people seeking plain-English advice and an initial, no-cost assessment of their immigration situation.

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01Google listingMarketbase business report

Your Google listing

Nigel Mason Lawyer's Google Business Profile shows a mixed health score with clear strengths in basic contact details and accessibility. Notable achievements include a listed title, verified listing, an open-for-business status, a website link, and a phone number. Key opportunities lie in adding a logo, expanding the photo library, and refining the description to improve visibility.

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 three opportunities

  • 1
    Description lengthYour description is far shorter than what most businesses here have written, which means a customer comparing listings gets a line from you and three paragraphs from the business beside you.
  • 2
    LogoYour listing has no logo, so in a list of local results yours is the one with a blank space where every competitor has a mark.
  • 3
    Photos on the listingYou have fewer photos than nearly every business here, so a customer comparing you against them builds a picture of their work and guesses at yours.
11 checks on your Google listing. You're seeing 6 of them.
4.7Room to grow
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Lawyer · Rolleston South West
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From the business

Immigration Lawyer. Many years experience. Phone for an estimate of cost and to arrange a free assessment.

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02ReviewsMarketbase business report

Your reviews

Nigel Mason Lawyer shows a low overall Google review health with room to improve. Key findings indicate progress in rating confidence but no responses to reviews, and a modest but growing review base. The business should focus on increasing engagement and building more reviews to gain trust and climb higher in ratings.

Strengths

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Top three opportunities

  • 1
    Review confidenceRating and review volume together sit well behind this market, which means a customer comparing you has both halves of the picture reading thin.
  • 2
    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.
  • 3
    Star ratingYour rating sits well below what customers here are used to seeing, and it is the first number they compare when two businesses look otherwise equal.
4 checks on your reviews. You're seeing 3 of them.
2.7Room to grow
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4.0★★★★★4 reviews
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Google reviewsChristchurch lawyers · 216 businesses
You are #158 for your Google reviews
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03Map positionsMarketbase business report

Where you show up on the map

Nigel Mason Lawyer shows a healthy Google Maps presence with a health score of 7.3 out of 10. The business ranks well for several legal keywords in the Selwyn district and Rolleston areas, indicating solid local visibility. Top opportunities focus on continuing momentum to improve aggregate and borough scores, sustaining performance across suburbs.

Strengths

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Top two opportunities

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    Maps visibility across the city groupYou turn up across more of the surrounding suburbs than the middle of the field, so customers searching from outside your own patch are finding you.
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    Maps visibility in your own suburbYou show up in local Maps searches more often than the middle of your suburb, so a customer searching nearby is likely to see you in the first handful.
2 checks on your map positions. You're seeing both.
6.9Good
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1Top three for "general practice attorney" in 4 suburbs, seen in 8
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Argyle Welsh Finnigan4.6 ★ (9) · Lawyer
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Parry Field Lawyers - Rolleston5.0 ★ (2) · Lawyer
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Nigel Mason Lawyer24.0 ★ (4) · Lawyer
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Allen & Yee Lawyers4.8 ★ (58) · Lawyer
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You are #67 for map positions
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Where customers find you

Citations and social presence show a very high health score and strong profiles on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn, with opportunities mainly in other directories and TikTok. The business should maintain consistent branding and posting while expanding listings on additional platforms to improve discoverability among potential clients.

Strengths

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    Having a Facebook page at allWe found your Facebook Profile page, and the trail is strong enough that nobody would question it is yours - it is linked from something you own, or it dominates a search for your name.
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    Instagram ProfileWe found your Instagram Profile page, and the trail between you and it is unambiguous - it is linked from something you own, or it dominates a search for your name.
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    Top Lawyers ListingWe can see your Top Lawyers Listing listing (https://toplawyers.co.nz/nigel-mason-lawyer-christchurch) found via: Google search results.

Top three opportunities

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    Tiktok ProfileWe could not find an active TikTok account for your business, so anyone who looks for you there finds nothing.
  • 2
    Yellow ProfileWe could not find an active Yellow Profile listing for your business, which means anyone checking you there finds nothing and moves on to whoever is listed.
  • 3
    Neighbourly ProfileWe could not find an active Neighbourly Profile listing for your business, which means anyone checking you there finds nothing and moves on to whoever is listed.
16 checks on your listings and social. You're seeing 6 of them.
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Facebook102534848698962Nigel Mason Lawyer | Facebook✓
InstagramnigelmasonlawyerNigel Mason Lawyer | Instagram✓
LinkedInnigel-mason-a04a6440Nigel Mason Lawyer | LinkedIn
TiktokNo account found1
YellowNo listing found2
NeighbourlyNo listing found3
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05Facebook pageMarketbase business report

Your Facebook page

Strengths

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    Where your page link pointsThe link on your page goes to a domain that is yours, so a visitor who came for the photos leaves on your terms and the enquiry lands in your inbox rather than someone else's.
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    An email addressCustomers can see an email address on the page, which gives the one who wants a quote in writing a route that does not depend on anyone picking up the phone.
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    A street addressA street address sits in your page details, so someone deciding between you and a business two suburbs over can see which of you is closer.

Top three opportunities

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    A page address you choseYour page address is one Facebook generated rather than one you chose - your business name with a long number bolted on, or just the number.
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    A phone numberNo phone number is published on your Facebook page, so someone who found you there and wants to ring has to go hunting elsewhere or send a message and wait.
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    People following your pageYour following sits ahead of half the pages here, so an ordinary post reaches a real local audience without you paying for it.
8 checks on your Facebook page. You're seeing 6 of them.
5.9Room to grow
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We provide a range of legal services including: ✅ Conveyancing ✅ Immigration ✅ Wills, EPA's & Estates
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You are #89 for your Facebook page
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Your website

Nigel Mason Lawyer shows a very high on-page SEO health score of 8.6 out of 10, indicating robust technical foundations. Key strengths include an excellent meta description within the ideal length, a valid favicon, and a spot-on title tag that clearly communicates page content. Page size is under 256KB, supporting fast loads for visitors and clients.

Strengths

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    The shape of your link profileYour links come from about as wide a range of sites as anything in this market, and the mix of link types looks entirely natural.
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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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    Domain UniquenessYour web address is yours alone, so everything your site earns - links, mentions, search standing - accumulates under your name and stays with the business.

Top three opportunities

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    Domain HealthYour site answers, but something did not check out - an insecure link, a redirect chain, a domain shared with other businesses, or a listing pointing at a social page.
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    Domain Age ScoreYour domain is younger than most businesses here.
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    Separate sites linking to youMore separate websites link to you than half the businesses here, so a reasonable spread of places vouch for you.
23 checks on your website. You're seeing 6 of them.
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3Separate sites linking to you
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How people find you on Google

Nigel Mason Lawyer shows an below-average overall traffic health score, suggesting room for improvement in how visitors and potential clients discover the site. The strongest current signal is solid organic traffic value, indicating existing SEO fundamentals are paying off, but paid traffic and paid keyword presence are lacking. Focusing on targeted paid and organic improvements will help balance visibility.

Strengths

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Top three opportunities

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    What that traffic is worthThe search visitors reaching your site are worth less than most businesses here, which means the work coming in arrives through word of mouth and repeat customers rather than through people searching for what you do.
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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.
  • 3
    Monthly search visitsYour site draws fewer visitors from search than most businesses here, so most people looking for what you do are landing somewhere else.
6 checks on your search and traffic. You're seeing 3 of them.
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2No ads from you on any search
Nigel Mason LawyerNot in these results
31About 3 visits a month from search, across 8 searches
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You are #144 for Google search and traffic
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08Opening hoursMarketbase business report

Your hours against demand

Nigel Mason Lawyer shows clear alignment with lunchtime and late-morning demand: open at high-demand times such as Tuesday 12-1pm, Wednesday 12pm, and Thursday 10-11am. However the practice is closed during several popular windows-Monday and Friday 9am, Thursday 9am, Saturday 10am and Sunday 2pm-representing missed client opportunities. No low-demand open hours were identified, so operating hours are focused but leave notable gaps.

Strengths

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Top opportunity

  • 1
    Hours aligned with demandYour hours line up with demand worse than nearly every business here, which means a good share of your open time passes with nobody looking for what you do.
1 check on your opening hours. You're seeing it.
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Hours 1
Monday10am-5pm
Tuesday10am-5pm
Wednesday10am-5pm
Thursday10am-5pm
Friday10am-5pm
SaturdayClosed
SundayClosed
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01Google listing3 opportunities

02Reviews3 opportunities

03Map positions2 opportunities

04Listings and social3 opportunities

05Facebook page3 opportunities

06Your website3 opportunities

07Google search and traffic3 opportunities

08Opening hours1 opportunity

Where you'd stand#62of 216 Christchurch lawyers
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