How to pronounce the word 'Manuka'

Let’s get the pronunciation of Manuka right. Manuka is a word from the language of the Māori people, the indigenous people of New Zealand. Māori pronounce Manuka as ‘maa-nu-ka’ with emphasis on the ‘maa’. Unfortunately, it has become common in New Zealand and across the world to say Manuka as ‘ma-nuu-ka’, stressing the ‘nuu’, but this pronunciation is quite incorrect. Check out the video to get your pronunciation right.