diff --git a/includes/activitypub/transformer/class-event.php b/includes/activitypub/transformer/class-event.php
index 7b144a6..a2e1056 100644
--- a/includes/activitypub/transformer/class-event.php
+++ b/includes/activitypub/transformer/class-event.php
@@ -301,6 +301,17 @@ abstract class Event extends Post {
 		return $summary;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * By default set the timezone of the WordPress site.
+	 *
+	 * This is likely to be overwritten by the actual transformer.
+	 *
+	 * @return string  The timezone string of the site.
+	 */
+	public function get_timezone(): string {
+		return wp_timezone_string();
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Remove the permalink shortcode from a WordPress template.
 	 *
diff --git a/includes/activitypub/transformer/class-the-events-calendar.php b/includes/activitypub/transformer/class-the-events-calendar.php
index 0e78522..b83cd40 100644
--- a/includes/activitypub/transformer/class-the-events-calendar.php
+++ b/includes/activitypub/transformer/class-the-events-calendar.php
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ final class The_Events_Calendar extends Event {
 	 *
 	 * @return string status of the event
 	 */
-	public function get_tribe_status() {
+	public function get_status() {
 		if ( 'canceled' === $this->tribe_event->event_status ) {
 			return 'CANCELLED';
 		}
@@ -179,4 +179,13 @@ final class The_Events_Calendar extends Event {
 
 		return $location;
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Get the timezone of the event.
+	 *
+	 * @return string  The timezone string of the site.
+	 */
+	public function get_timezone(): string {
+		return $this->tribe_event->timezone;
+	}
 }