The long vowels

The FLEECE vowel is probably rather less diphthongized than in Pakeha English, and possibly a little closer, reflecting the quality of Maori /i:/.

The BATH/START vowel is backer than in Pakeha English, while still not clearly a back vowel.

The THOUGHT/FORCE vowel is slightly less close than the corresponding vowel in Pakeha English, perhaps .

The GOOSE vowel is even more fronted in Maori English than in Pakeha English: Bell (2000) suggests a quality such as  in many cases. The fronting of Maori /u/ is usually attributed to the influence of English. Perhaps the perception of English GOOSE as fronter than Maori /u/ has led to the very front GOOSE vowel in Maori English.