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Mostly complete pounamu pendant, small piece broken off suspension hole at the proximal end. Mottled green with black and silver veins. Surface is ground and polished. Lenticular cross section. Internal and external barb, coming to a rounded point at the distal end.

Broken pounamu pendant, one side edge and distal end broken. Light brown with some dark green showing through on the proximal end. Rectangular shape and cross section. Surface is partially ground. Off-centre suspension hole. Sawing marks on one side of the proximal end and on one side edge. Tapers toward the distal end, which has a straight bevel demarcated by a line on each side. Adhesive residue on one side, where a sticker has been torn off.

Broken pounamu pendant, broken at the proximal end. Dark green and grey. Surface is ground with some cracks. Distal end is rounded. Proximal end has one broken and one incomplete suspension hole.

Fragment of worked greenstone, probably a piece of a chisel. The cross-section is quadrangular. The surface is ground on one side and flaked on the other. It is unclear which end of a tool this might be.

Complete adze. Stone. Mid green, mid brown. Cross-section is oval. Surface is mostly ground, with some deep pitted bruised areas. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is heavily chipped but sharp. "Kaikai's Beach" written on front and back.

Complete adze. Rectangular. The surface is ground with heavy bruising and chipping down the proper right on the front and back, and some on the proper left of the front. Minor differentiation between the butt and the blade - there is a shoulder formed on the proper left side. The bevel is demarcated with an angled line and curves down to the blade. The blade is slightly curved, smooth and sharp.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is mostly ground. PR side has a line of natural roughness which is visible from the front. Poll also has a patch of roughness. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel is continuous with blade, blade is sharp and curved.

Broken adze (Blade remaining). Cross-section is rectangular. One rough patch on the lower PR side of the front. Small rough patch where the butt has been broken off. No differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, blade is sharp and curved.

Broken, blade, butt and part of the bevel is present. Very roughly rectangular, but fairly irregular. Narrows in the sides towards the poll. The surface is ground with chips. Saw mark on the proper left side. No differentiation between the butt and the blade. The bevel appears curved (only some of the bevel is present) and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is missing.

Pounamu/nephrite pendant, broken at each end. Dark grey and mid green kawakawa variety. Surface is ground smooth. Curved to a point at the distal end. Proximal end is squared off. Feather fracture crack runs from just below proximal head along ridge down 2/3 of length.

Complete Trapezoidal cross-section. The surface is ground with small unground areas of natural stone. There is no differentiation between the butt and the blade. The butt and poll are missing a portion on the proper right side. The bevel is demarcated by and angled line. The sides taper from the cutting edge to the poll. The cutting edge is sharp and slightly curved.

Worked pounamu, broken and chipped on most edges. Surface is ground. There is a bevel on both sides around all of the edges. One edge shows signs of usewear.

Complete pounamu adze. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is ground on the blade and front. The back has flaking down the proper left. The proper left side is also flaked on the front towards the cutting edge. The proper right side has sawing marks. The bevel is demarcated by a straight line. The cutting edge is straight and sharp, with chipping.

broken (Blade, butt and a section of the bevel is present) roughly rectangular, narrowing slightly in the sides towards the butt. The surface is ground, potentially with some bruising. Saw mark on the proper left side. No differentiation between the butt and the blade. The bevel is curved and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is missing. The front proper left has been worked down creating a surface also resembling a bevel.

Unfinished greenstone gouge. The cross-section is quadrangular. The surface is ground with some flake scars. It is unclear which end is the butt. One end has a thin concave groove and a pointed tip like a gouge. The other end has a bevel-like area demarcated by a curved irregular line. There are saw marks on one side.

Piece of worked pounamu, possibly a pendant. Lenticular cross section and shape (tapered at each end). Surface is ground with a large piece broken off on one side. "Anderson's Bay." inscription. Attached sticker reads "John White Collection"

Complete. The cross section is asymmetrical. The surface is flaked, bruised and ground. There is a prominent vertical sawing mark through the middle on both the front and the back. There is also a sawing mark on the proper right side. The butt is not present. The bevel is rough and demarcated by a ridge. The cutting edge is blunt and uneven.

Broken pounamu adze, blade remaining. Dark green in colour. Surface is ground and bruised. Cutting edge is sharp and straight, with a chip missing from the proper right side. Bevel is demarcated by a line.

Complete adze Cross-section is semi-circular, front flattened. Surface is ground Undifferentiated between butt and blade Bevel demarcated by a line

Complete pounamu chisel. The cross section is trapezoidal with front narrower than back. The surface is ground, with bruising on the proper left. There are sawing marks on the proper right. There is minor delineation between the blade and butt, with tapering towards the poll. The bevel is demarcated by a concave wearing and curved line. The cutting edge is curved and blunt, with chipping.