diff --git a/cli-script.php b/cli-script.php
index 587401d07..caf751855 100755
--- a/cli-script.php
+++ b/cli-script.php
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ if(isset($_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'])) {
 $_SERVER['SCRIPT_FILENAME'] = __FILE__;
 chdir(dirname($_SERVER['SCRIPT_FILENAME']));
 
+date_default_timezone_set('Pacific/Auckland');
 /**
  * Process arguments and load them into the $_GET and $_REQUEST arrays
  * For example,