Frana Cardno | |
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![]() Cardno in March 2014 | |
2nd Mayor of Southland District | |
In office 1992–2013 | |
Preceded by | John Casey |
Succeeded by | Gary Tong |
Personal details | |
Born | Frana Grace Srhoy 29 January 1941 Hokitika, New Zealand |
Died | 23 April 2015 Te Anau, New Zealand | (aged 74)
Spouse | John 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.
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]
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]
Frana Cardno | |
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![]() Cardno in March 2014 | |
2nd Mayor of Southland District | |
In office 1992–2013 | |
Preceded by | John Casey |
Succeeded by | Gary Tong |
Personal details | |
Born | Frana Grace Srhoy 29 January 1941 Hokitika, New Zealand |
Died | 23 April 2015 Te Anau, New Zealand | (aged 74)
Spouse | John 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.
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]
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]