The University of Auckland’s strategy Taumata Teitei states that we aspire to “being open and engaged, striving to build strong, transparent and reciprocal relationships with local and global communities” and now has included the work on Open Access as a key priority within the 2022 Research & Innovation Operating Plan. This presentation covers the implentation of open access mandates in the University of Auckland OA Policy and the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) Open Research Policy.