Ingrid Collins

Dame Nea Ingrid Collins (née King; born 1945) is a New Zealand businesswoman based in Gisborne. She chaired the Tairawhiti District Health Board from 2001 until 2010.

Career Since 1974, Collins has worked within the Māori land business, such as managing land incorporations. Since the 1970s, she has been trustee and chairwoman of Whangara B5 and Whangara Farms. She was appointed to the Crown Health Financing Agency in December 2010, where served from 2011 until 2012. In early 2013 Collins was appointed to the National Animal Welfare Advisory Committee. 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.

Personal life Collins has iwi affiliations to Te Aitanga-a-Hauiti, Ngāti Oneone and Ngāti Kahu. In 1965, she became engaged to rugby union player John Collins, and they married at St Mary's Catholic Church in Gisborne the following year. The couple had two children, including Aaron Collins, also a rugby player.