Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō, Rangitāne, Ngāti Kuia, Ngāti Rārua, Ngai Tahu
Nicole is Pouārahi Director Māori and Pasifika Success at Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology (NMIT). Nicole is a trustee of Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō and a Director on a local philanthropic trust.
She lives in Whakatū (Nelson) with her husband and four sons.