Nicola has done three years on contract work, recent highlights TVNZ One Network News, (2008) Whitebait TV, What Now (2008,2009), NZ Racing Board Trackside,TVNZ The Rich List, TV3 Deal or No Deal, TV3 Sunrise, TVNZ News The Back Bencher, Leaders Debate Leaders on 7 series, Stratos Farming Today.

She has been a tutor in screen design — including assignments at the CPIT Broadcasting School, Toi Whakaari in the Performance Design course, and The New Zealand Film School.