Adine Wilson

Adine Rachel Wilson MNZM (née Harper; born 8 June 1979) is a former New Zealand netball international and current commentator.

[3][5][6] She is married to Jeff Wilson, a dual international who represented New Zealand at both rugby union and cricket.

While still attending Hawera High School, she was selected to play for the Taranaki senior women's team.

Her team mates at Sting included Donna Loffhagen, Bernice Mene, Belinda Colling, Tania Dalton and Lesley Nicol.

[8][35][36] 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.

[2][4][8][40] While still attending Hawera High School, she had previously represented New Zealand at the 1996 World Youth Netball Championships.

[41][42][43][44][45] Harper captained the New Zealand under-21 team that were bronze medalists at the 2000 World Youth Netball Championships.

Between 2015 and 2021, Wilson worked as a solicitor for Auckland firm Cook Morris Quinn, specialising in trusts, property agreements and commercial contracts.

[65][66] 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.

[6][9][10][11][67] 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.