Ingread Nea Collins MNZM is a New Zealand businesswoman based in Gisborne.[1] She chaired the Tairawhiti District Health Board from 2001 until 2010.

Ingrid Collins
MNZM
NationalityNew Zealand

Career edit

Since at least the 1970s, Collins has worked within the Māori land business, such as managing land incorporations.[2] Since the 1970s, she has been trustee and chairwoman of Whangara B5 and Whangara Farms.[3][2]

Collins was appointed to the Tairawhiti District Health Board in 2001, and chaired until 2010.[4][5] She was appointed to the Crown Health Financing Agency in December 2010, where served from 2011 until 2012.[6] In early 2013 Collins was appointed to the National Animal Welfare Advisory Committee. As of 2013 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.[2][5]

In the 2008 New Year Honours Collins was named a member of the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM) for services to Māori.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b c "Appointments to NAWAC". mpi.govt.nz. March 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Ngā wāhine kaipakihi: He tirohanga; Māori women in business: Insights" (PDF). women.govt.nz. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Tairawhiti District Health Board: Appointment of Board Chairperson - 2003-go1550 - New Zealand Gazette". gazette.govt.nz. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Welfare Pulse Issue 20". mpi.govt.nz. August 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Appointees to health bodies announced | Beehive.govt.nz". www.beehive.govt.nz. Retrieved 13 January 2024.