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Originally Posted by stuartjmz
The pronunciation that irks you so much is not far off the accepted standard here, where Te Reo Māori (the macron matters) is an official language. Correct pronunciation of Māori words, including the word Māori, is becoming increasingly important here in Aotearoa. There are also regional variations in pronunciation, several of which do sound very much like Maa-OR-ri.
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The standard British pronunciation is "Mow-ri", with "Mow" rhyming with "How", and that's the standard I'd expect a British narrator to use, regardless of how its indigenous speakers pronounce it.