Hi Joanna - the tree is
Metrosideros excelsa or pohutukawa which is endemic to northern NZ. It's a tough, slow growing, evergreen coastal tree which in December is covered in red flowers - quite a sight! I am lucky enough to have five big specimens - probably 150 years old - around my house. I'll send photos at the appropriate moment as you are all hunkering down for the winter.
And yes, that is a vineyard you can see; I built my house at the bottom of the chardonnay block which I can see out of my kitchen window. Go to <
www.tewhau.com> if you want to see more. We have four blocks of grapes on the property, all cleverly protected from the wind by remnant coastal forest, as well as a small olive grove. Pruning finished last week, and the chardonnay is now bursting into leaf.
Trevor, you're right, I need more exquisite little narcissi like those in the photos Fermi is posting. But first I need to finish the basic structure of the garden and put in the big stuff!