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Norm Hewitt
Birth nameNorman Jason Hewitt
Date of birth (1968-11-11) 11 November 1968 (age 55)
Place of birthHastings, New Zealand
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight108 kg (17 st 0 lb)
SchoolTe Aute College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1988–94
1995–97
1999–2001
Hawke's Bay
Southland
Wellington
92
22
31
()
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
1996–2001 Hurricanes66 (10)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1993–98
?–2001
New Zealand
New Zealand Māori
9 (0)

Norman Jason Hewitt (born 11 November 1968) is a former New Zealand All Black rugby union player.

He made a public apology after a drunken incident in 1998,[1] and thereafter became an outspoken advocate of changing drinking habits.

Hewitt participated in, and won, season one of Dancing with the Stars in 2005.[2] He donated his winnings to literacy charity Duffy Books in Homes.[3] He is now associated with Rangikura School, a primary school in Porirua, Wellington.

Personal[edit]

Hewitt was born in the Hawkes Bay, where he was also raised.[4]OfMāori descent, he affiliates to Ngāti Kahungunu and Ngāti Tūwharetoa.[4] He is married to former world Aerobic Champion, Arlene Thomas, who teaches group fitness at Jenkins Gym in Wellington.[5]

Making Good Men[edit]

Hewitt was featured in the documentary Making Good Men, which highlights the relationship between Hewitt and former schoolmate Manu Bennett.[6]

Dancing with the Stars (New Zealand series 1; 2005)[edit]

Hewitt and professional dancer Carol-Ann Hickmore won the first series of Dancing with the Stars (New Zealand) on 19 June 2005.

References[edit]

  • ^ "Norm's one happy hooker". The Sydney Morning Herald. 20 June 2005. Retrieved 13 April 2009.
  • ^ Cheng, Derek (20 June 2005). "Big Norm was people's choice for 'Dancing with the Stars'". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
  • ^ a b "Norm Hewitt | The Peace Foundation". www.peace.net.nz. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  • ^ "Episode 6 - Arlene Thomas-Hewitt". Māori Television. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  • ^ "Making Good Men". Te Amokura. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  • External links[edit]

    Awards and achievements
    New title Dancing with the Stars (New Zealand) winner
    (with partner Carol-Ann Hickmore)
    Season 1 (2005)
    Succeeded by

    Lorraine Downes & Aaron Gilmore


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