I think the time zone is probably not what you think it is. Try logging the time zone returned by timeZoneWithAbbreviation: and seeing what it tells you. Also, review the documentation I linked to where it says.
By default NSDate's description method shows date in GTM with your system's locale offset. If you wish to pring NSDate using NSLog use one of following.
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