You got to use Maori vowels and not English vowels.
A E I O U
A - (ah)
E - (eh)
I - (e)
O - (or)
U - (oe) like SHOE - sh(oe)
the two digraphs(two letters that form to make one sound) - Ng and Wh
(Wh) is pronunced as an F.
Ka Mate Lyrics with how to pronunce words in brackets.
Ka mate, ka mate! ka ora! ka ora! (Car mah-teh, car mah-teh!, Car or-rah, car or-rah)
Ka mate! ka mate! ka ora! ka ora! (Car mah-teh, car mah-teh!, Car or-rah, car or-rah)
Tēnei te tangata pūhuruhuru (Teh-ney teh tah-nga-tah poo-hu-rew-hu-rew)
Nāna nei i tiki mai whakawhiti te rā (Nah-nah ney e teh-keh my far-car-fee-te teh rah)
Ā, upane! ka upane! (Ah ew-pah-neh car ew-pah-neh)
Ā, upane, ka upane, whiti te ra! (Ah ew-pah-neh car ew-pan-neh, fee-tee teh rah)