Erua is a rural settlement six kilometres south of the town of

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(also called Waimarino) on

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. The area is administered by the

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and is within its National Park ward. The New Zealand

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says that ''Erua'' means "two", from the Māori word "rua" for "two" and the prefix "e", which is used for numbers between two and nine. Erua is bordered by protected forestland and is used as a base for exploring the area, which includes a singletrack bicycle trail. Pollen analysis was done on samples from the Erua Swamp. The settlement abuts Erua Forest, a area managed by the

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and containing tawa,

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, miro and totara trees. The state protected forest was established in 1930. Hunting is permitted in the forest.

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