Scoop Images: Cap'n Norm

Wednesday, 25 October 2000, 2:33 pm
Article: Guy MacGibbon

Captain of the NPC Winning Wellington Lions Norm Hewitt receives a shiny plaque in Civic Square around 2pm today from Wellington Mayor Mark Blumsky.

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