Frana Cardno Explained

Frana Cardno
Office4:2nd Mayor of Southland District
Term Start4:1992
Term End4:2013
Predecessor4:John Casey
Successor4:Gary Tong
Birthname:Frana Grace Srhoy
Birth Date:29 January 1941
Birth Place:Hokitika, New Zealand
Death Place:Te Anau, New Zealand
Spouse:John Murray Cardno (d. 2011)

Frana Grace Cardno (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, 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. 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]

Notes and References

  1. News: Proud champion of the south . 2 May 2015 . . 3.
  2. News: Memorable journey . 16 October 1999 . . 27.
  3. News: Extension sought for record run . 21 August 2010 . . 25 April 2015.
  4. Web site: Ashburton District school records: Sk–Sq . Ashburton District Family History Group Inc. . 25 April 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150528180342/http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nzlasfhg/Sk-Sq.pdf . 28 May 2015 . dmy .
  5. Book: Christchurch Central electoral district: supplementary roll no. 1 of persons entitled to vote for Members of Parliament of New Zealand . 1963 . Office of Registrar of Electors . Christchurch . 339.
  6. News: To succeed, stand your ground . 11 July 2013 . newsLink . 26 April 2015 . Louise . Berwick . 17 . dead . https://archive.today/20150426124647/http://fairfaxmedia.newspaperdirect.com/epaper/showarticle.aspx?article=19f85fb6-dac5-4463-9c6f-b83696066146 . 26 April 2015 . dmy-all .
  7. News: Cardno farewelled with fond tributes . 10 October 2013 . . 25 April 2015 . Allison . Rudd.
  8. Web site: Frana Cardno recognised for outstanding contribution to local government . 22 July 2014 . Local Government New Zealand . 25 April 2015.
  9. News: Smylie. Calida. Monorail opponents gather support. 24 April 2015. Otago Daily Times. New Zealand Press Association. 29 September 2013.
  10. News: Fox . Michael . $240 million Fiordland monorail rejected . . 24 April 2015.
  11. Web site: The New Zealand Suffrage Centennial Medal 1993 – register of recipients . 26 July 2018 . Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet . 18 September 2018.
  12. Web site: Queen's Birthday honours list 2001 . 4 June 2001 . Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet . 2 July 2020.
  13. Web site: New Year honours list 2014. 31 December 2013 . Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet . 11 January 2018.
  14. News: Discharged from hospital . 21 July 2014 . . 25 April 2015 . Lucy . Ibbotson.
  15. News: Former Southland mayor Frana Cardno dies . 24 April 2015 . . 25 April 2015 . Hannah. McLeod .

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