Frana Cardno

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.

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)

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. 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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