Tom EleyMultimedia journalist·Waikato Herald·28 May, 2026 04:29 AM4 mins to readThis week, Jack Black was seen waving to a crowd of onlookers from the main street of Thames. Photo / FacebookThames traded its gold-rush history for Hollywood glamour this month.Jack Black and stars of a major studio production rolled into town, transforming part of Grahamstown into a fictional American main street and creating a buzz across the district.
The Coromandel town doubled as the backdrop for Obsidian, the working














