Tere Insley

Tere Insley
Born
Alexandra Tere Insley
Alma materUniversity of Auckland
OccupationArchitect
ChildrenMatekitātahi Rāwiri
PracticeKauri Architects

Alexandra Tere Insley is a New Zealand Māori architect.[1][2][3] She was the first registered Māori woman architect.[4] Insley is of Te Whanau-a-Apanui descent.[5]

Biography

Insley was raised in a Te Reo Māori speaking household in Otuwhare in the Bay of Plenty Region.[6] 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.[6] Additionally, in 1984 she became the first wahine Māori registered architect in Aotearoa New Zealand.[6]

Insley first worked for the Ministry of Works and Development, then in 1990 she established her own practice, Kauri Architects.[7] 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.[6] Insley is also a New Zealand Registered Architects Board (NZRAB) registration assessor, and a Fellow of Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects.[6]

Projects with Ministry of Works and Development
Historic Places Trust Restoration reports ( - 2009) Project management ( - 2009)
Wharenui:
Projects with Warren + Mahoney
Year(s) Name Location Source
2002 - 2012 MIT and Transport Interchange, Manukau Manukau [8]
2002 - 2012 National Library Wellington alterations Wellington [8]
2002 - 2012 Southern Cross Medical Centre - - - [8]
2010 Te Wharekura o Te Rau Aroha, Ngarua Ngarua [8]
2010 Novotel Hotel, Auckland International Airport Auckland International Airport [8]
2010 Auckland Mail Centre, Highbrook Highbrook [8]
2010 Whare Taonga, Tūrangawaewae Tūrangawaewae [8]
2010 Upper Harbour Primary School, Auckland Stages 01 and 02 Auckland [8]
Projects with Kauri Architects
Year(s) Name Location Source
2014 C Company Exhibition extension, Tairawhiti Museum, Gisborne Tairawhiti Museum, Gisborne [9][8][10]
2015 Te Tini o Porou Stage 01 alterations, Te Runanganui o Ngāti Porou Former DB Hotel (Kaiti), Whanau Ora offices and Youth Services [8][11]
2012 - 2016 Hauhunga Marae: Whare nui, Whare kai and Administration for Ngāti Rārua Blenheim [8]
2012 - 2016 Te Runanganui o Ngāti Porou offices, Ruatoria alterations Gisborne [8]
2012 - 2016 Raparapa Ririki Outdoor pursuits/tourism for Te Runanganui o Ngāti Porou Gisborne [8]
--- Hinehou Kohanga Reo, Western Springs Western Springs [8]
--- University of Auckland, Kohanga Reo University of Auckland [8]

Legacy

Architecture and Women New Zealand have named their Dulux series Tere Hunuku te Kawakawa Leadership Award after Insley for her influence in Aotearoa New Zealand's architectural scene.[6]

Tere Hunuku te Kawakawa Leadership Award Recipients
Year Finalists Winner Source
2014 Andrea Bell, Bonnifait, Maggie Carroll, Marianne Riley, Sarah Gilbertson Cecile Bonnifait, Bonnifait + Giesen Atelier Workshop [12]
2017 Bureaux Ltd (Jessica Barter and Maggie Carroll), Mary Henry (Jasmax), Natasha Markham (MAUD), Rogan Nash (Kate Rogan and Eva Nash), Sophie Wylie (Artifact) Jessica Barter and Maggie Carroll, Bureaux Ltd [12]
2020 Natalie Allen (The Urban Advisory), Felicity Brenchley (Felicity Brenchley Architects + AKAU), Ilona Haghshenas (Warren and Mahoney), Fiona Short (Warren and Mahoney), Louise Wright (Assembly Architects) Louise Wright (Assembly Architects) [12]
2023 Charlotte Hoare (Architectus), Haley Hooper (Ngāpuhi) (WSP), Sally Ogle (Patchwork Architecture), Kelly O'Sullivan (SGA), Raukura Turei (Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki, Ngā Rauru Kitāhi) (Monk Mackenzie) Raukura Turei, Monk Mackenzie [12]
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References

  1. ↑ "NZRAB - Architect Details". www.nzrab.nz. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  2. ↑ "Indigenous aesthetic which considers tikanga and mātauranga Māori shaping spaces". NZ Herald. 14 October 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  3. ↑ "Kauri Architects Limited, Grey Lynn, NZ - Company Info". www.businesscheck.co.nz. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  4. ↑ Brown, Deidre (20 March 2024). "Te taura whakairo: the continuing tradition". Architecture Now. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
  5. ↑ "Heralding her heritage - Lifestyle News". NZ Herald. 14 October 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Naming of the Awards - AWNZ [staging]". Architecture + Women NZ. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
  7. ↑ "About | Kauri Architects". Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 "About | Kauri Architects". Retrieved 27 June 2026.
  9. ↑ "Tere Insley". AWNZ. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
  10. ↑ Parata, Hekia (15 November 2014). "Minister marks C Company House opening". beehive.govt.nz. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
  11. ↑ "Ngati Porou". www.ngatiporou.com. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
  12. 1 2 3 4 "Tere Hunuku te Kawakawa Leadership Award". AWNZ. Retrieved 28 June 2026.


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