Youngsters from the rugby club formed a guard of honour.
As the coffin was carried up the driveway an emotional haka was performed by a mass of Norths players.
Family members had come from a private funeral and were largely dressed in black, including one group wearing T-shirts emblazoned with Collins' face and the words "Legends never die".
A private ceremony was held inside the clubrooms for family, friends and former teammates, including Tana Umaga and Piri Weepu, to celebrate his life.
The rugby great was then carried out on to the Porirua Park pitch for one final time.
Collins began his rugby career at Norths before rising to All Black fame.
A public memorial service is planned at Te Rauparaha Arena on Wednesday.
Collins' body arrived in New Zealand on Sunday, more than a week after he died in a car crash in France with partner Alana Madill.
The couple's baby daughter Ayla remains seriously ill in a French hospital. A fundraising page set up in her name has reached almost $40,000 so far.
