VALLEY PROFILE Digital Edition 22 July 2025
Digital Edition July 22, 2025
Digital Edition July 22, 2025
Thames mechanic Barrie Richards battles big-budget racers with grit, horsepower, and his 1971 HQ Holden. KELLEY TANTAU reports.For Barrie Richards, punching above his weight in one of New Zealand’s most…
What started as an ordinary Monday turned into a midday chase when Kamal Singh, owner of SuperPrice Furniture in Thames, sprang into action after a customer had her handbag snatched…