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Complete pounamu pendant. Mid-green in colour with black inclusions. Medium transparency. Surface is highly polished. Proximal end is comes to a dull point with a suspension hole. Distal end is rounded.

Complete pounamu pendant. Mid-green in colour with black inclusions. Low transparency. Surface is highly polished. Proximal end is rounded and slightly tapered, with a straight suspension hole. Distal end is rounded.

Fragment of a hei tiki, side leg and arm portion remaining. Pounamu/nephrite, mid-green kawakawa variety. Some cloudy patches as well as dark specks are evident in this pounamu indicative of a South Westland source. Fragment consists of one curved arm (from shoulder down) resting on thigh of curved leg. Foot of leg is not in evidence. This piece is smoothly shaped on both sides.

Complete pounamu gouge. The cross section is circular. The surface is ground with flaking on the front of the poll. The bevel is demarcated by a curved line. The butt is concave from the poll to the bevel. The cutting edge is straight and blunt with chipping.

Complete adze. Cross section is trapezoidal with the back narrower than the front. The surface is mostly ground, with bruising and flaking along both sides. The butt is undifferentiated. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is sharp and asymmetrically curved, with the proper right side longer than the left. The blade tapers from the cutting edge to the poll.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Dark green, mid green. Cross-section is roughly rectangular. Surface is mostly ground down front and back, with bruising on butt and around sides. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, with sides slightly reduced. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved, with chips missing along mid-cutting edge and proper left. "Murdering Beach." written on front

Complete pounamu chisel. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is ground with flaking on the back corners and poll. The bevel is demarcated by a straight line. The cutting edge is curved and blunt with chipping.

Broken pounamu chisel. The cross section is an asymmetric lenticular. The surface is ground with flaking on the front and back, originating from the break. The bevel is demarcated by a straight line. The cutting edge is straight and blunt.

Complete pounamu pendant. Light green inanga variety. Surface is ground. Oval cross section. Suspension hole drilled from both sides and a notch at proximal end. Pendant tapers and curves slightly to one side at the distal end.

Large broken pounamu cutting tool, most of blade remaining. Surface is ground. Two pieces of the haft have broken off; one piece has been glued back on. There is a perforation, drilled from both sides, on one end of the haft. The cutting edge is curved and blunt, with a bevel on each side.

Complete chisel. Pounamu. Light green, cream. Cross-section is trapezoidal, with back narrower than front. Surface is ground, small amount of bruising on front edges. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, very lightly chipped on both corners of cutting edge. Tarewai Point written on front.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is mostly bruised. Sides and back of blade are ground. No differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, blade is sharp and curved.

Complete adze. Plano convex (flattened at front) Ground with bruising around butt and poll. Butt has minor differentiation, sides have been tapered. Bevel demarcated by a curved line running from corner to corner. Cutting edge is smooth, sharp and slightly rounded.

Complete pounamu chisel. The cross section is an asymmetric rectangle with the proper right side tapering to the proper left. The surface is ground with bruising on the proper right side of the poll. There is minor demarcation between the butt and blade, with the sides tapering towards the poll. There is sawing marks on the proper right. Both sides of the blade are bevelled and the bevels are continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is straight and sharp.

Complete pounamu gouge. The cross section is circular. The surface is ground. There is no demarcation between butt and blade. Both ends of the blade are sharpened to a cutting edge. The sharpened poll has no bevel and the cutting edge is curved and sharp. The blade cutting edge has a bevel which is demarcated by a concave wearing. The blade cutting edge is chipped and sharp.

Broken pounamu gouge, poll missing. The cross section is circular. The surface is ground, with bruising on the front, break and cutting edge. The blade tapers towards the cutting edge. The bevel has flaked off. The cutting edge is chipped and blunt.

Broken pounamu gouge, poll and cutting edge missing. The cross section is asymmetric with an apex on the back. The surface is ground, with flaking at the cutting edge and on the break. There is a concave wearing on the front. The bevel and cutting edge are flaked off.

Broken adze (butt remaining). Pounamu. Light green and silver. Cross-section is oval. Surface is mostly bruised, one ground area on back of butt towards poll, and some flaking on proper right side of back. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, butt widens indicating a shoulder just before break. Bevel and cutting edge not present. "Moeraki?" written on back.

Complete adze. Cross section is circular through the middle and oval at the butt. The surface is ground. The butt is differentiated by strong reduction of front and back and tapering of the sides. The bevel is convex and demarcated by a line. The cutting edge is blunt and chipped.

Complete adze. Speckled green stone. The cross-section is trapezoidal with the back narrower than the front. The surface is mostly ground, with bruising on the front of the butt and some flake scars. The difference in surface and a reduction in the stone distinguishes the butt from the blade. The bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved and sharp.