mah-TOW or mah-TAOW?

From BS01:
“The pronunciation provided in TOGtB/BEU is mah-TOW, but mah-TAOW is written here instead since it’s less ambiguous.”

Is Matau pronounced mah-TOW or mah-TAOW? (The latter is used in the movies.)

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The ending is an “au”, which in Maori makes the /au/ or ow sound as in now.

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