Tere Insley

Alexandra Tere Insley is a New Zealand Māori architect. She was the first registered Māori woman architect. Insley is of Te Whanau-a-Apanui descent.

Biography Insley was raised in a Te Reo Māori speaking household in Otuwhare in the Bay of Plenty Region. She studied at the University of Auckland, graduating in 1980 as the first wahine Māori (Māori woman) with a degree in architecture at the time. Her architectural practice aims to incorporate Māori knowledge into the Eurocentric discipline, by working locally and nationally to deliver projects representative of whakapapa and place. 2015 Te Tini o Porou Stage 01 alterations, Te Runanganui o Ngāti Porou Former DB Hotel (Kaiti), Whanau Ora offices and Youth Services 2012 - 2016 Hauhunga Marae: Whare nui, Whare kai and Administration for Ngāti Rārua Blenheim