Neil Collins
Neil Collins, Dunedin, received the Insignia of an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to broadcasting, local body affairs and the community. He has been a broadcaster in the region for 50 years and is the morning host of Radio Dunedin, where he established the commercial section of the station in 1990. He hosted Southern Television's Marketplace from 1994 to 1996 and has written and produced television commercials for the station. He has been a Dunedin city councillor for some 20 years. He is a patron of the Otago/Southland Camellia Society. Mr Collins is also a trustee of Age Concern and a board member of the Fortune Theatre, where he has also been involved in several productions.