# 'en-NZ culture' - default date format 'dd/MM/yyyy'
**URL:** https://forums.powershell.org/t/en-nz-culture-default-date-format-dd-mm-yyyy/22091
**Category:** PowerShell Help
**Created:** [April 9, 2023, 11:00pm UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/en-nz-culture-default-date-format-dd-mm-yyyy/22091 "2023-04-09T23:00:26Z")
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### Author:  [@dmbuckle](https://forums.powershell.org/u/dmbuckle)
#### Post date: [April 9, 2023, 11:00pm UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/en-nz-culture-default-date-format-dd-mm-yyyy/22091/1 "2023-04-09T23:00:26Z")
When run on PowerShell(7) …
```auto
```
```auto
PS> $datePattern = '\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}'
'Today is 1999-12-31' -replace $datePattern, { [datetime]$PSItem.value }
```
```auto
... produces:-
'Today is 12/31/1999 00:00:00'
rather than (my Locale Pattern):-
'Today is 31/12/1999 00:00:00'
```
when:-
```auto
PS > Get-Culture -Debug
... produces:-
LCID Name DisplayName
---- ---- -----------
5129 en-NZ English (New Zealand)
```
… Am I wrong?
In the “en-NZ” culture, the default date format is “dd/MM/yyyy”. When converting the date string ‘1999-12-31’ to a datetime object (cast … [datetime]), PowerShell uses the default date format of the current culture to display the datetime object. Therefore, ‘12/31/1999 00:00:00’ should be ‘31/12/1999 00:00:00’.
Is this not the case? Could this be a PowerShell bug? How do I test this possibility?
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### Author:  [@Olaf](https://forums.powershell.org/u/Olaf)
#### Post date: [April 10, 2023, 12:20am UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/en-nz-culture-default-date-format-dd-mm-yyyy/22091/2 "2023-04-10T00:20:19Z")
Don,
Welcome to the forum. 👋🏼
When you post code, sample data, console output or error messages please format it as code using the preformatted text button ( \ ). Simply place your cursor on an empty line, click the button and paste your code.
Thanks in advance
[How to format code in PowerShell.org](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/powershell/original/2X/b/bee50c628238f2c076c0504efb6b15f2fb11f002.gif) 1 \<---- Click 👆🏽 😉
How do you populate `$PSItem`?
And what is it what you’re actually trying to do? There might be another/a better way. 😉
You can always format a date to your particular needs:
```auto
$DateTime = Get-Date
$DateTime.ToString('dd\/MM\/yyyy HH:mm:ss')
```
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### Author:  [@dmbuckle](https://forums.powershell.org/u/dmbuckle)
#### Post date: [April 10, 2023, 7:26pm UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/en-nz-culture-default-date-format-dd-mm-yyyy/22091/3 "2023-04-10T19:26:02Z")
I have made a first forum submission … did not format code … how do I edit this submission to rectify?
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### Author:  [@Olaf](https://forums.powershell.org/u/Olaf)
#### Post date: [April 10, 2023, 8:53pm UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/en-nz-culture-default-date-format-dd-mm-yyyy/22091/4 "2023-04-10T20:53:03Z")
> [@dmbuckle](#):
>
> how do I edit this submission to rectify?
If it’s not there don’t bother. I’ve heard from users that they couldn’t edit their post later on.
How about your issue? Could you solve it in the meantime?
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### Author:  [@dmbuckle](https://forums.powershell.org/u/dmbuckle)
#### Post date: [April 10, 2023, 8:57pm UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/en-nz-culture-default-date-format-dd-mm-yyyy/22091/5 "2023-04-10T20:57:43Z")
Thanks Olaf … no response so far but I am still trying to increase my knowledge … plenty yet to learn …
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### Author:  [@Olaf](https://forums.powershell.org/u/Olaf)
#### Post date: [April 10, 2023, 9:06pm UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/en-nz-culture-default-date-format-dd-mm-yyyy/22091/6 "2023-04-10T21:06:14Z")
> [@dmbuckle](#):
>
> no response so far
What do you mean? What about my first reply? `¯\_(ツ)_/¯`
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### Author:  [@dotnVo](https://forums.powershell.org/u/dotnVo)
#### Post date: [May 16, 2024, 8:14pm UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/en-nz-culture-default-date-format-dd-mm-yyyy/22091/7 "2024-05-16T20:14:56Z")