This is Amanita muscaria, fly agaric. There’s some discussion about whether Amanita muscaria is just one species or many, as specimens can look very different. See Fungi of Nelson Lakes: Episode III: Fly Agaric for a cluster of fly agaric that looks not much like this one at all.
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