The New Zealand Plant Conservation Network

I presume is some exotic, doesn't look native.
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Looks like exotic spindleberry to me - perhaps Euonymus japonicus

Euonymus sp. Invasive (in Hawkes Bay). Exterminate

Possibly Euonymus europaeus. Was it a tree? This species found scattered in North Island and to me seems on the verge of also become a pest. Getting rid of it good idea

It is a tree approximately 10m high

If a tree then it is E. europaeus with not ripe fruit

Your comments have been really helpful. Thanks for getting me on the right track. Since it's a tree and not deciduous - I'm leaning more to Euonymus japonicus (and not just because it is so much to say).