Coniston Water per hour () in "Blue Bird K4". Between 1956 and 1959 Sir Malcolm's son Donald Campbell set four successive records on the lake in "Bluebird K7", a hydroplane. In 1966 Donald Campbell decided that he needed to exceed 300 miles per hour (483 km/h) in order to retain the record. On 4 January 1967, he achieved a top speed of over 320 miles per hour () in "Bluebird K7" on the return leg of a record-breaking attempt. He then lost control of "Bluebird", which somersaulted and crashed, sinking rapidly. Campbell was killed instantly on impact when decapitated by the K7's
P. H. Matthews Government-owned services outside of holiday periods, rationalising trading hours and holding a referendum on the liquor licensing debate. He died in Takaka in 1967, aged 64. P. H. Matthews Pressly Hemingway Matthews (21 February 190325 September 1967) was a New Zealand politician and the second leader (1960–1963) of New Zealand's Social Credit Party. He became leader in 1960 for the 1960 general election but the campaign opening was a disaster as he altered his address just before the opening meeting, and three candidates missed the nomination deadline. He was replaced by Vernon Cracknell in 1963. Zavos describes Mr Presley (sic)