Ingrid Collins
Dame Ingrid Collins | |
|---|---|
| Born | Nea Ingrid King 1945 (age 79–80) |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Aaron Collins (son) |
Dame Nea Ingrid Collins (née King; born 1945)[1] is a New Zealand businesswoman based in Gisborne.[2] She chaired the Tairawhiti District Health Board from 2001 until 2010.
Career
[edit]Since 1974, Collins has worked within the Māori land business, such as managing land incorporations.[1][3] Since the 1970s, she has been trustee and chairwoman of Whangara B5 and Whangara Farms.[4][3]
Collins was appointed to the Tairawhiti District Health Board in 2001, and chaired until 2010.[5][6] She was appointed to the Crown Health Financing Agency in December 2010, where served from 2011 until 2012.[7] In early 2013 Collins was appointed to the National Animal Welfare Advisory Committee. As of 2013[update] she is a member of the AgResearch Māori Advisory Committee, co-owns and chief executive of Three Rivers Medical in Gisborne, and is a trustee of Chelsea Private Hospital also in Gisborne.[3][6]
In the 2008 New Year Honours, Collins was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM), for services to Māori.[2] In the 2025 New Year Honours (New Zealand), she was promoted to Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to Māori, business, and health governance.[8]
Personal life
[edit]Collins has iwi affiliations to Te Aitanga-a-Hauiti, Ngāti Oneone and Ngāti Kahu.[9] In 1965, she became engaged to rugby union player John Collins,[10] and they married at St Mary's Catholic Church in Gisborne the following year.[11] The couple had two children, including Aaron Collins, also a rugby player.[1] John Collins died in 2007.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c O'Connor, Matai (31 December 2024). "Gisborne leader honoured as dame for 50 years of service to Māori and business". Gisborne Herald. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
- ^ a b "New Year Honours List 2008 | Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC)". www.dpmc.govt.nz. 31 December 2007. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ a b c "Appointments to NAWAC". mpi.govt.nz. March 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ "Ngā wāhine kaipakihi: He tirohanga; Māori women in business: Insights" (PDF). women.govt.nz. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ "Tairawhiti District Health Board: Appointment of Board Chairperson – 2003-go1550 – New Zealand Gazette". gazette.govt.nz. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Welfare Pulse Issue 20". mpi.govt.nz. August 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ "Appointees to health bodies announced | Beehive.govt.nz". www.beehive.govt.nz. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ "New Year Honours 2025: the full list". The New Zealand Herald. 31 December 2024. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
- ^ Karaitiana, Tina (2024). Indigenous businesswomen are change agents of social reform and economic prosperity (PDF) (PhD thesis). Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi. p. 175. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
- ^ "Engaged". Gisborne Photo News. No. 136. 6 October 1965. p. 47. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
- ^ "Wedding bells". Gisborne Photo News. No. 141. 23 March 1966. p. 31. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
- ^ "Rugby: Former All Black John Collins dies". The New Zealand Herald. 30 May 2007. Retrieved 1 January 2025.