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Go to the NZFungi website for more indepth information on Hygrophorus niveus. Hygrophorus niveus

Biostatus

Present in region - Indigenous

Article: Horak, E. (1971). A contribution towards the revision of the Agaricales (Fungi) from New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany 9(3): 403-462 (http://www.rsnz.org/publish/abstracts.php).
Notes: 213. X ? Hygrophorus niveus Fries (8)
It is quite likely that this record represents Hygrocybe mavis (Stevenson) Horak, which macroscopically resembles H. niveus.