Dame Nea Ingrid Collins DNZM (née King; born 1945)[1] is a New Zealand businesswoman based in Gisborne.
[7] In early 2013 Collins was appointed to the National Animal Welfare Advisory Committee.
[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.
[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.