Bay of Plenty residents are turning to SunLive to express their opinions about issues in the region.
A SunLive article about a possible Tauranga City Council bid by Save Our Libraries campaign leader, Vanessa Byrnes, continues to attract many public comments.

Writing comments about the news on SunLive is taking hold with more people taking the opportunity to have their say.

Many of those posting comments used the article as a forum to also talk more broadly about local body elections later this year.
Public comment and interaction with the news is part of Sun Media director Brian Rogers' vision for SunLive as the leading source of Bay of Plenty news.
'Feedback and interaction is the lifeblood of any media organisation and to see the growing commentary from our community of readers is a clear sign that SunLive is hitting the spot,” says Brian.
'It's become the media of choice for so many Bay of Plenty readers, and beyond.
'The instant delivery of news and our unique ability to allow reader comment has made SunLive highly popular and is a valuable tool in the democratic process, too.”
It is anticipated that SunLive's comprehensive coverage of the local elections this year, alongside SunLive's other hard-hitting stories and videos, will provide Bay of Plenty residents with more opportunities to comment.
'It's still early days, but we can see that with the community embracing SunLive and having the chance to instantly comment, we've taken news and reader interaction to a whole new level.
'Thanks to those readers for your input, it's as important to us as it is to you.”