Adine Wilson

Playing career Taranaki As a schoolgirl, Harper represented Taranaki at various under age groups. While still attending Hawera High School, she was selected to play for the Taranaki senior women's team. She subsequently represented Taranaki at the National Championships in Christchurch. At the end of the tournament, she was selected to play for the New Zealand under-21 team.

Southern Sting Between 2001 and 2007, Wilson played for Southern Sting in the Coca-Cola Cup/National Bank Cup league. While playing for Sting, she a member of five premiership winning teams, helping them win titles in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2007. Her team mates at Sting included Donna Loffhagen, Bernice Mene, Belinda Colling, Tania Dalton and Lesley Nicol. Wilson captained Sting during the 2006 season. In April 2022, she was included on a list of the 25 best players to feature in netball leagues in New Zealand since 1998.

Southern Steel Wilson missed the inaugural 2008 ANZ Championship season with Southern Steel because of pregnancy. In 2009, she returned and was named Steel captain. However she struggled with a calf injury and also became pregnant for a second time. In 2012, Wilson made a cameo appearance for Steel as a temporary replacement player during the final quarter of a Round 11 against Northern Mystics.

New Zealand Between 1999 and 2007, Wilson made 79 senior appearances for New Zealand. On 19 June 1999, she made her senior debut for New Zealand against South Africa as a goal shooter. While still attending Hawera High School, she had previously represented New Zealand at the 1996 World Youth Netball Championships. Harper captained the New Zealand under-21 team that were bronze medalists at the 2000 World Youth Netball Championships. She was a member of the New Zealand team that won the 2003 World Netball Championships.

Between 2005 and 2007, Wilson served as captain of New Zealand. She captained New Zealand when they won the gold at 2006 Commonwealth Games. In the final New Zealand won the Commonwealth title for the first time with a 60–55 win over Australia. She also captained New Zealand at the 2007 World Netball Championships.

Tournaments Place1996 World Youth Netball Championships

Writer In 2008, Hodder Moa published Adine Wilson: Skills and Performance. The book is part biographical, part instructional. The publisher approached Wilson and told her there were no netball books out there and retailers were asking for them. The book was written with Ron Palenski.

Commentator Since 2013, Wilson has worked as a netball commentator and presenter for Sky Sport (New Zealand). She has worked on their coverage of ANZ Championship, ANZ Premiership and New Zealand matches. For the 2019 Netball World Cup she co–hosted Sky Sport's coverage with Jordan Vandermade with a panel featuring Anna Stanley, Jodi Brown and Anna Harrison.

Personal life In 2016, Wilson married former All Black and Black Cap, Jeff Wilson.

In December 2016, Wilson fell down a ladder at her family bach at Mangawhai Heads, breaking her neck in two places and requiring major spinal surgery. She revealed on Game On that the spinal surgery left her losing weight, especially muscle mass, which also negatively affects her vertical jump. While at the height of her netball career, Wilson was diagnosed with melanoma which was removed at an early stage. She blames striving to get a tan so she didn't look pasty white in her netball dress for the cancer scare and is a strong advocate for Melanoma New Zealand.