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whakapukapuka

1. (verb) (-tia) to make into a book, bind in a volume, write down.

E hiahia ana mātou ki te whakamahara ki ngā kaitautoko kia tohu i ā rātou pepa, hei te mutunga o te tau ka whakapukapuka ai, hei tirotiro, hei ketuketu ā ngā rā e tū mai nei (TP 11/1900:1). / We wish to remind the supporters to preserve their papers and at the end of the year they will be bound in a volume to look at and delve into in the days to come.

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