[4] The project had been successfully opposed by Wellingtonians for more than 40 years but was now being vigorously pushed forward by Mayor Kerry Prendergast, who is married to one of the city's biggest property developers, Rex Nicholls.

[2][5] White Fungus attacked Prendergast's leadership, listed her financial holdings, and explored the history of Wellington's Te Aro area which was at risk due to the proposed road.

The publication also profiled various groups of artists who were being evicted from their studios due to inner-city development, while Prendergast was simultaneously branding Wellington as New Zealand's "creative capital".

[7] "Ms Prendergast has dismissed the magazine, gift-wrapped in Christmas paper and anonymously delivered to Cuba Street shops on Wednesday and Thursday.

"Ms Prendergast told the Cook Strait News she welcomes intelligent and reasoned debate but not of the sort contained in White Fungus.

[13] White Fungus would subsequently work with several different distributors in Australia, New Zealand, the UK, Europe, South Korea, and Taiwan before signing a global distribution deal with London company WhiteCirc in 2013.

[14][15] A pivotal moment came for the magazine when the Hansons met Taipei artist Yao Jui-Chung who visited Wellington to participate in the exhibition Islanded at Adam Art Gallery in 2006.

[21] Additionally, the publication offers in-depth explorations into various themes, including bats,[22] art scenes in Indonesia and Hungary, The East German Stasi, Folk religion in Taiwan, Animal music, [23] New Zealand's Pink and White Terraces,[24] the prospect of human settlements on Mars, The global travels of Nicolai Michoutouchkine and Aloï Pilioko,[25] and the deep fascination of Dolly Parton[26] The magazine features coverage of Taiwan's visual art and experimental music scenes, with a particular focus on the development of experimental music and sound art on the island following the end of martial law in Taiwan in 1987.

The publication was launched with a series of events in Christchurch, Wellington, Auckland, and Hamilton introducing Taiwanese noise music and sound art pioneer Wang Fujui to New Zealand audiences.

[32] [33] The Subconscious Restaurant #3 was commissioned in 2014 by curator Kit Hammonds on the occasion of the inaugural edition of Index Art Book Fair in Guadalajara, México.

[34] The publication was released at the fair with a reading in Chinese, English and Spanish of Hsia Yu’s poems, accompanied by a live mariachi band.

It was released at an event at Huashan 1914 Creative Park in Taipei featuring New Zealand musicians Campbell Kneale, Jeff Henderson, and Greg Malcolm.

In 2010, White Fungus created work for the exhibition An Imaginary Archive at Enjoy Contemporary Art Space in Wellington, New Zealand.

[56] In 2012, White Fungus had a solo exhibition, The Consumers of the Future, at Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery in Wellington, New Zealand.

He gave a reading of his article at the Kadist event and engaged in a conversation with Science Fiction author Kim Stanley Robinson about the viability and desirability of humans living on Mars.