As families of the 185 people killed in the Christchurch earthquake marked the one-year anniversary of the disaster Wednesday, signs of a city still broken were all around them.
Hundreds of wrecked buildings downtown are still waiting to be torn down so reconstruction can begin in earnest _ many of them within sight of the morning ceremony at Latimer Square.
The slow pace of recovery is drawing criticism from residents and developers as it wears at the reputation of Mayor Bob Parker, who was praised in the days following the quake for his leadership and for calmly articulating the pain and frustration many were feeling.
“There are many unknowns, there are questions still
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