Down here in New Zealand the newest naval ship, which in Māori is 'waka' or canoe, is the RNZN Canterbury:
http://www.navy.mil.nz/visit-the-fleet/cant/default.htm
Specifications
Displacement: 9000 tonnes
Length overall: 131 metres
Beam: 23.4 metres
Speed: 19 knots
Complement: Core ship's company: 53
Flight personnel: 10
Government agencies: 4
Army ship's staff: 7
Trainees: 35
Troops: 250
Total: 360
Propulsion: Diesel engines
Flight deck: Space for two helicopters
Armament: 25mm and two .50 calibre machine guns
The Multi-Role Vessel CANTERBURY is the first of seven new ships built for the Royal New Zealand Navy under Project Protector. She is affiliated to the Canterbury Region. She was built at the Merwede Shipyard in the Netherlands, under contract to Tenix. CANTERBURY’s design is based on a commercial RO-RO ship, Ben-My-Chree in operation in the Irish Sea.
CANTERBURY has a diesel-electric propulsion and a maximum speed of just over 19 knots. She provides a sealift capability for the transport and deployment of equipment, vehicles and personnel, and is capable of transferring cargo and personnel ashore in benign conditions (up to sea state 3) when port facilities are not available. CANTERBURY has two 59 tonne Landing Craft Medium (LCM) capable of carrying 50 tonnes at 9 knots with a range of 250 nm.
In Te Reo, or Māori language, nouns normally do not have a plural form. Thus there is no such thing as 'maories', 'maoris' or 'maori's', we are Māori. The main way that you distinguish between singular and plural in Te Reo is by the use of the associated pronoun or possessive. Like most modern languages Te Reo has dialectical differences, which in this case depend upon the tribal background of the fluent speaker.
With respect to New Zealand beaches I agree with Brother Cranky. If you look at Māori Land Court Records, and other documents pertaining to land sales, I have not seen a case where beaches, sea beds and or foreshore was included in any legitimate transaction between the respective tribal group and the Crown.
YIC
Bryan.