ā-pukapuka
1. (loan) (modifier) in writing, by letter.
Ko ngā take e pā ana ki ngā takiwā, ki ngā hapū rānei kei te whakamārama ā-pukapuka atu au i ia wā ki ngā tāngata nā rātau ngā take, ā, e kore e tika kia whakamāramatia atu i konei (TP 11/1907:6). / The matters affecting districts or hapū, I explain by letter each time to the people concerned and it would not be appropriate to explain them here.