Project Gender is a feminist social change agency, advocating for a fairer Aotearoa. Our latest project is SHORTCHANGED: The Pay Equity Investigation, launching 30 June 2026.

Part investigative journalism. Part true-crime parody. 100% about the fight for pay equity in New Zealand.

Join us as we go undercover with Tom Sainsbury and Neill Rea in an unlikely fictional detective squad to follow the clues, question the suspects, go on stake outs, interrogate politicians, and reveal  the history behind one of the country's biggest workplace battles.

Drawing on interviews with 55 voices from across New Zealand, alongside the evidence gathered through the People's Select Committee on Pay Equity Report, the series pieces together what happened, why it happened, and who stands to gain.

Along the way you'll hear from workers, economists, activists, legal experts, union leaders, academics, politicians and some very familiar names—including a Deputy Prime Minister in the hot seat and several formidable Dames determined to get answers.

SHORTCHANGED follows the money and examines the evidence.

It’s furious, funny and truly eye-opening.

The investigation starts now. Grab your trenchcoat!