Opinion: What do you think about GLO Festival finishing at 9.30pm?

The fireworks at Rotorua Glo Festival last New Year's Eve. Photo / File

This year GLO, Rotorua's New Year's Eve Festival will finish at 9.30pm. We asked people what they thought about the changes.

Ange Barrett says a 9.30pm finish is ideal for her young family.

That would be more achievable for us as a young family. I've never been one to celebrate New Year's Eve, I think we'd still celebrate but it just wouldn't be at 12.

Ange Barrett, 30s

Hannahs Bay

Yogi Bhati, 27.

I think that's a good approach ... but the whole purpose is to celebrate New Year's Eve at midnight. Families can leave after 9.15pm and other people can go later.

Yogi Bhati, 27

Central Rotorua

Roxanne Smith says the changes are a good idea.

I go down with my kids and we never stay until midnight anyway. It's good for families but it's hard for teenagers.

Roxanne Smith, 40s

Koutu

Bridget Holmes, 43 from Glenholme.

It's New Year's Eve, people want to come into town for an event but we've got the other element; the people that spoil it for everybody. Maybe we need to think about having a simultaneous event for youth.

Bridget Holmes, 43

Glenholme