Frana Cardno
CNZM QSO JP
Cardno in March 2014
2nd Mayor of Southland District
In office
1992–2013
Preceded byJohn Casey
Succeeded byGary Tong
Personal details
Born
Frana Grace Srhoy

(1941-01-29)29 January 1941
Hokitika, New Zealand
Died23 April 2015(2015-04-23) (aged 74)
Te Anau, New Zealand
SpouseJohn Murray Cardno (d. 2011)

Frana Grace Cardno CNZM QSO JP (née Srhoy, 29 January 1941 – 23 April 2015) was a New Zealand local-body politician. She served as Mayor of Southland District from 1992 until 2013, becoming the longest-serving female mayor in New Zealand's history.

Early life and family

Born in Hokitika on New Zealand's West Coast in 1941,[1] Cardno was the daughter of a Croatian immigrant,[2] Anthony Srhoy, and his wife Lilian Caroline (née Honey). Cardno moved to Mid Canterbury as a young child,[3] and attended Lowcliffe School.[4] She became a kindergarten teacher.[5] After marrying Murray Cardno in the late 1960s she moved to Te Anau. The couple had three sons and adopted a daughter.[6]

Political career

Cardno served on the Te Anau Community Board for 11 years, and then three years as a Southland District councillor, before being elected mayor of Southland District in 1992.[7] She retired from that role in October 2013 prior to that year's local elections,[7] and was New Zealand's longest-serving female mayor ever.[8] She was a strong opponent to the proposed Fiordland Monorail, which was rejected by the government in 2014.[9][10]

In 1993, Cardno was awarded the New Zealand Suffrage Centennial Medal.[11] In the 2001 Queen's Birthday Honours, she was appointed a Companion of the Queen's Service Order for public services.[12] Cardno was made a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to local government in the 2014 New Year Honours.[13]

Cardno was diagnosed with bile duct cancer in June 2014 and was given four months to live.[7] She had fallen ill while visiting her son and family in the United States.[14] She died at her home in Te Anau on 23 April 2015.[15]

References

  1. ↑ "Proud champion of the south". The Dominion Post. 2 May 2015. p. 3.
  2. ↑ "Memorable journey". The Southland Times. 16 October 1999. p. 27.
  3. ↑ "Extension sought for record run". The Southland Times. 21 August 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "Ashburton District school records: Sk–Sq" (PDF). Ashburton District Family History Group Inc. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 May 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  5. ↑ Christchurch Central electoral district: supplementary roll no. 1 of persons entitled to vote for Members of Parliament of New Zealand. Christchurch: Office of Registrar of Electors. 1963. p. 339.
  6. ↑ Berwick, Louise (11 July 2013). "To succeed, stand your ground". newsLink. p. 17. Archived from the original on 26 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  7. 1 2 3 Rudd, Allison (10 October 2013). "Cardno farewelled with fond tributes". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  8. ↑ "Frana Cardno recognised for outstanding contribution to local government". Local Government New Zealand. 22 July 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  9. ↑ Smylie, Calida (29 September 2013). "Monorail opponents gather support". Otago Daily Times. New Zealand Press Association. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  10. ↑ Fox, Michael. "$240 million Fiordland monorail rejected". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  11. ↑ "The New Zealand Suffrage Centennial Medal 1993 – register of recipients". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  12. ↑ "Queen's Birthday honours list 2001". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 4 June 2001. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  13. ↑ "New Year honours list 2014". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  14. ↑ Ibbotson, Lucy (21 July 2014). "Discharged from hospital". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  15. ↑ McLeod, Hannah (24 April 2015). "Former Southland mayor Frana Cardno dies". The Southland Times. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
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