diff --git a/isodatetime/tests.py b/isodatetime/tests.py
index ab965cf..63da800 100644
--- a/isodatetime/tests.py
+++ b/isodatetime/tests.py
@@ -21,12 +21,14 @@
 import copy
 import multiprocessing
 import unittest
+import mock
 
 from . import data
 from . import dumpers
 from . import parsers
 from . import parser_spec
 from . import util
+from . import timezone
 
 
 def get_timeduration_tests():
@@ -1569,6 +1571,127 @@ def sum(self, x, y):
         # in total, we have only three calls, as 2 were cached!
         self.assertEqual(3, temp_class.times_called)
 
+    # data provider for the test test_get_local_time_zone_no_dst
+    # the format for the parameters is
+    # [tz_seconds, expected_hours, expected_minutes]]
+    get_local_time_zone_no_dst = [
+        [45900, 12, 45],  # pacific/chatham, +12:45
+        [20700, 5, 45],  # asia/kathmandu, +05:45
+        [3600, 1, 0],  # arctic/longyearbyen, +01:00
+        [0, 0, 0],  # UTC
+        [-10800, -3, 0],  # america/sao_paulo, -03:00
+        [-12600, -3, 30]  # america/st_johns, -03:30
+    ]
+
+    @mock.patch('isodatetime.timezone.time')
+    def test_get_local_time_zone_no_dst(self, mock_time):
+        """Test that the hour/minute returned is correct.
+
+        Parts of the time module are mocked so that we can specify scenarios
+        without daylight saving time."""
+        for tz_seconds, expected_hours, expected_minutes in \
+                self.get_local_time_zone_no_dst:
+            # for a pre-defined timezone
+            mock_time.timezone.__neg__.return_value = tz_seconds
+            # time without dst
+            mock_time.daylight = False
+            # and localtime also without dst
+            mock_localtime = mock.Mock()
+            mock_time.localtime.return_value = mock_localtime
+            mock_localtime.tm_isdst = 0
+            hours, minutes = timezone.get_local_time_zone()
+            self.assertEqual(expected_hours, hours)
+            self.assertEqual(expected_minutes, minutes)
+
+    # data provider for the test test_get_local_time_zone_with_dst
+    # the format for the parameters is
+    # [tz_seconds, tz_alt_seconds, expected_hours, expected_minutes]
+    get_local_time_zone_with_dst = [
+        [45900, 49500, 13, 45],  # pacific/chatham, +12:45 and +13:45
+        [43200, 46800, 13, 0],  # pacific/auckland, +12:00 and +13:00
+        [3600, 7200, 2, 0],  # arctic/longyearbyen, +01:00
+        [0, 0, 0, 0],  # UTC
+        [-10800, -7200, -2, 0],  # america/sao_paulo, -03:00 and -02:00,
+        [-12600, -9000, -2, 30]  # america/st_johns, -03:30 and -02:30
+    ]
+
+    @mock.patch('isodatetime.timezone.time')
+    def test_get_local_time_zone_with_dst(self, mock_time):
+        """Test that the hour/minute returned is correct
+
+        Parts of the time module are mocked so that we can specify scenarios
+        with daylight saving time."""
+        for tz_seconds, tz_alt_seconds, expected_hours, expected_minutes in \
+                self.get_local_time_zone_with_dst:
+            # for a pre-defined timezone
+            mock_time.timezone.__neg__.return_value = tz_seconds
+            # time without dst
+            mock_time.daylight = True
+            # and localtime also without dst
+            mock_localtime = mock.MagicMock()
+            mock_time.localtime.return_value = mock_localtime
+            mock_localtime.tm_isdst = 1
+            # and with the following alternative time for when dst is set
+            mock_time.altzone.__neg__.return_value = tz_alt_seconds
+            hours, minutes = timezone.get_local_time_zone()
+            self.assertEqual(expected_hours, hours)
+            self.assertEqual(expected_minutes, minutes)
+
+    # data provider for the test test_get_local_time_zone_format
+    # the format for the parameters is
+    # [tz_seconds, tz_format_mode, expected_format]
+    get_test_get_local_time_zone_format = [
+        # UTC
+        # UTC, returns Z, flags are never used for UTC
+        [0, timezone.TimeZoneFormatMode.normal, "Z"],
+        # Positive values, some with minutes != 0
+        # asia/macao, +08:00
+        [28800, timezone.TimeZoneFormatMode.normal, "+0800"],
+        # asia/macao, +08:00
+        [28800, timezone.TimeZoneFormatMode.extended, "+08:00"],
+        # asia/macao, +08:00
+        [28800, timezone.TimeZoneFormatMode.reduced, "+08"],
+        # pacific/chatham, +12:45
+        [45900, timezone.TimeZoneFormatMode.normal, "+1245"],
+        # pacific/chatham, +12:45
+        [45900, timezone.TimeZoneFormatMode.extended, "+12:45"],
+        # pacific/chatham, +12:45
+        [45900, timezone.TimeZoneFormatMode.reduced, "+1245"],
+        # Negative values, some with minutes != 0
+        # america/buenos_aires, -03:00
+        [-10800, timezone.TimeZoneFormatMode.normal, "-0300"],
+        # america/buenos_aires, -03:00
+        [-10800, timezone.TimeZoneFormatMode.extended, "-03:00"],
+        # america/buenos_aires, -03:00
+        [-10800, timezone.TimeZoneFormatMode.reduced, "-03"],
+        # america/st_johns, -03:30
+        [-12600, timezone.TimeZoneFormatMode.normal, "-0330"],
+        # america/st_johns, -03:30
+        [-12600, timezone.TimeZoneFormatMode.extended, "-03:30"],
+        # america/st_johns, -03:30
+        [-12600, timezone.TimeZoneFormatMode.reduced, "-0330"]
+    ]
+
+    @mock.patch('isodatetime.timezone.time')
+    def test_get_local_time_zone_format(self, mock_time):
+        """Test that the UTC offset string format is correct
+
+        Parts of the time module are mocked so that we can specify scenarios
+        with certain timezone seconds offsets. DST is not really
+        important for this test case"""
+        for tz_seconds, tz_format_mode, expected_format in \
+                self.get_test_get_local_time_zone_format:
+            # for a pre-defined timezone
+            mock_time.timezone.__neg__.return_value = tz_seconds
+            # time without dst
+            mock_time.daylight = False
+            # and localtime also without dst
+            mock_localtime = mock.Mock()
+            mock_time.localtime.return_value = mock_localtime
+            mock_localtime.tm_isdst = 0
+            tz_format = timezone.get_local_time_zone_format(tz_format_mode)
+            self.assertEqual(expected_format, tz_format)
+
 
 def assert_equal(data1, data2):
     """A function-level equivalent of the unittest method."""