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Found in a neglected (approx) 2yr old raspberry plant that came from a local allotment (approx 2yrs ago). The plant itself has sat in the garden untouched, haven't even been watered by us.
The pot has been sat on some tree trunks that grow mica caps every year.

Kaitawa Road Track, East Harbour Regional Park. A single fruitbody growing under black beech (Nothofagus solandri). This is the type locality for this species.

The New Zealand English language name is the King's pouch.

Fruiting in a council garden. But appeared to be next to a native shrub-tree / council planted tree. I assumed as some were right next to the larger roots and others not far away, that they were eating the root system.

There wasn't much bark left from the council mulch and mulch hasn't been updated in a number of years. So this also points to feeding on other food sources.

Definitely secticod, but don't know if P weraroa, or a secticod presentation of another species.

On decayed wood fragments under leaf litter adjacent to Melicytus ramiflora. In native broadleaf forest in a damp shaded gully close to stream. Flesh is tough and rubbery, smell mushroomy earthy, taste bitter. Pellicle shows strong blue staining 10-15 mins after bruising.

Substrate of rich humus and sandy soil on river bank prone to flooding. Native sub-tropical rainforest and wet sclerophyll forest.
Growing singularly and spread out.
Largest specimen 6cm tall and 3.5cm pileus.
Prominently textured stipe.
Apparent blue bruising.
Local temp recently 16-23C