diff --git a/RIGS/migrations/0025_auto_20160331_1302.py b/RIGS/migrations/0025_auto_20160331_1302.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eacc7bfd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/RIGS/migrations/0025_auto_20160331_1302.py
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Generated by Django 1.9.4 on 2016-03-31 12:02
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+import django.core.validators
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('RIGS', '0024_auto_20160229_2042'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='profile',
+            name='username',
+            field=models.CharField(error_messages={'unique': 'A user with that username already exists.'}, help_text='Required. 30 characters or fewer. Letters, digits and @/./+/-/_ only.', max_length=30, unique=True, validators=[django.core.validators.RegexValidator('^[\\w.@+-]+$', 'Enter a valid username. This value may contain only letters, numbers and @/./+/-/_ characters.')], verbose_name='username'),
+        ),
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='vatrate',
+            name='start_at',
+            field=models.DateField(),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/RIGS/models.py b/RIGS/models.py
index 05066323..e77a2b93 100644
--- a/RIGS/models.py
+++ b/RIGS/models.py
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 import hashlib
 import datetime, pytz
 
-from django.db import models, connection
+from django.db import models
 from django.contrib.auth.models import AbstractUser
 from django.conf import settings
+from django.utils import timezone
 from django.utils.functional import cached_property
 from django.utils.encoding import python_2_unicode_compatible
 from reversion import revisions as reversion
@@ -172,7 +173,7 @@ class Organisation(models.Model, RevisionMixin):
 
 class VatManager(models.Manager):
     def current_rate(self):
-        return self.find_rate(datetime.datetime.now())
+        return self.find_rate(timezone.now())
 
     def find_rate(self, date):
         # return self.filter(startAt__lte=date).latest()
@@ -187,7 +188,7 @@ class VatManager(models.Manager):
 @reversion.register
 @python_2_unicode_compatible
 class VatRate(models.Model, RevisionMixin):
-    start_at = models.DateTimeField()
+    start_at = models.DateField()
     rate = models.DecimalField(max_digits=6, decimal_places=6)
     comment = models.CharField(max_length=255)
 
@@ -238,11 +239,11 @@ class Venue(models.Model, RevisionMixin):
 class EventManager(models.Manager):
     def current_events(self):
         events = self.filter(
-            (models.Q(start_date__gte=datetime.date.today(), end_date__isnull=True, dry_hire=False) & ~models.Q(status=Event.CANCELLED)) |  # Starts after with no end
-            (models.Q(end_date__gte=datetime.date.today(), dry_hire=False) & ~models.Q(status=Event.CANCELLED)) |  # Ends after
-            (models.Q(dry_hire=True, start_date__gte=datetime.date.today()) & ~models.Q(status=Event.CANCELLED)) |  # Active dry hire
+            (models.Q(start_date__gte=timezone.now().date(), end_date__isnull=True, dry_hire=False) & ~models.Q(status=Event.CANCELLED)) |  # Starts after with no end
+            (models.Q(end_date__gte=timezone.now().date(), dry_hire=False) & ~models.Q(status=Event.CANCELLED)) |  # Ends after
+            (models.Q(dry_hire=True, start_date__gte=timezone.now().date()) & ~models.Q(status=Event.CANCELLED)) |  # Active dry hire
             (models.Q(dry_hire=True, checked_in_by__isnull=True) & (models.Q(status=Event.BOOKED) | models.Q(status=Event.CONFIRMED))) |  # Active dry hire GT
-            models.Q(status=Event.CANCELLED, start_date__gte=datetime.date.today())  # Canceled but not started
+            models.Q(status=Event.CANCELLED, start_date__gte=timezone.now().date())  # Canceled but not started
         ).order_by('start_date', 'end_date', 'start_time', 'end_time', 'meet_at').select_related('person', 'organisation', 'venue', 'mic')
         return events
 
@@ -264,12 +265,12 @@ class EventManager(models.Manager):
 
     def rig_count(self):
         event_count = self.filter(
-            (models.Q(start_date__gte=datetime.date.today(), end_date__isnull=True, dry_hire=False,
+            (models.Q(start_date__gte=timezone.now().date(), end_date__isnull=True, dry_hire=False,
                       is_rig=True) & ~models.Q(
                 status=Event.CANCELLED)) |  # Starts after with no end
-            (models.Q(end_date__gte=datetime.date.today(), dry_hire=False, is_rig=True) & ~models.Q(
+            (models.Q(end_date__gte=timezone.now().date(), dry_hire=False, is_rig=True) & ~models.Q(
                 status=Event.CANCELLED)) |  # Ends after
-            (models.Q(dry_hire=True, start_date__gte=datetime.date.today(), is_rig=True) & ~models.Q(
+            (models.Q(dry_hire=True, start_date__gte=timezone.now().date(), is_rig=True) & ~models.Q(
                 status=Event.CANCELLED)) |  # Active dry hire
             (models.Q(dry_hire=True, checked_in_by__isnull=True, is_rig=True) & (
                 models.Q(status=Event.BOOKED) | models.Q(status=Event.CONFIRMED)))  # Active dry hire GT