pukapuka rātaka
1. (noun) journal.
Ko ngā pukapuka kōrero, ngā pukapuka rātaka, me ngā rātaka i kohikohia e ia i te wā i a ia e ora ana, nāna i whakaemi, i āta titiro, i whakaatu ngā rerenga kētanga, kātahi ka tuhituhia anō hei tuhinga whakapae māna (TTR 1996:123). / A lifetime collection of notes, journals and diaries was collated, analysed and rewritten for her thesis.
Synonyms: hautaka, pukapuka pitopito kōrero, pukapuka putaputa