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Broken chisel (blade and proper right of butt remaining). Pounamu. Dark green. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, with areas of natural roughness. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, proper right side tapers towards butt. Proper left side of butt broken off. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is sharp and straight.

Broken chisel (lower blade remaining). Pounamu. Dark green. Cross-section is rectangular.Surface is ground, with areas of natural roughness. Butt not present. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is sharp and straight.

Inanga nephrite tautau, hockey stick type pendant. U shaped distal end sits above perforation drilled from both sides.

Complete adze. Light green, black, silver pounamu. Surface is ground. Cross-section is rectangular. Minor differentiation between butt and blade with slight reduction in the sides, particularly the proper left side which has a minor shoulder. Bevel is demarcated by a straight line. Cutting edge is not present due to flaking. "Taieri Mth" inscription.

Broken pounamu gouge, lower blade remaining. The cross section is an oval. The surface is ground, with some flaking originating from the break. The bevel is demarcated by a diagonal straight line. The cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Small incomplete chisel, butt end missing. Greenstone. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is ground with flake scars at the broken end and on the front. The bevel is demarcated by a straight ridge. The cutting edge is sharp and chipped.

partial oval cross section, flatter on back than front. polished, very minimal bruising Bevel descends on a medium angle from blade. Slight curving, medium sharp cutting edge butt broken off

Complete pounamu pendant. Mid green and dark grey takiwai variety with cracks throughout. Proximal end is opaque and distal end is highly translucent. Surface is ground. Cross section is lenticular. Proximal end has a suspension hole drilled from both sides. Slightly curved to one side and tapered to a dull point at the distal end.

Complete pounamu gouge. Dark green. Surface is ground. Tapered at both ends. One end has a sharp edge and a bevel on each side one of which is demarcated by a line. The other end has a chipped edge, with a bevel on one side. A sawing mark runs the length of the gouge on one side.

Complete pounamu pendant. Light green inanga variety with high translucency at the distal end and chatoyant bands. Surface is polished. Proximal end edge is squared off, with a suspension hole drilled from both sides. Distal end is tapered to a point.

Complete adze. Asymmetrical. Surface is flaked and bruised Butt has minor differentiation, sides taper in to the poll. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is jagged and sharp.

Complete pounamu pendant. Mid-green with high translucency at the distal end. Surface is ground with peck marks. Cross section is lenticular. Tapered from the centre to the proximal end. Ends are rounded. Off-centre suspension hole at the proximal end, drilled mostly from one side.

partial Quadrangular diamond cross-section consistent. polished surface, minor flake scarring and bruising from butt break off presumably. Saw marks on front and back Bevel descends on a very low angle from blade. Sharp cutting edge. Cutting edge slopes off towards proper right diamond shaped cross section

Complete Rectangular cross-section. Front of blade is ground. Bottom left portion has flake scars present. Back of blade is also ground. No differentiation between blade and butt. Bevel is demarcated with line. Cutting edge is curved and blunt.

Broken adze, blade and bevel only Asymmetrical trapezoidal cross-section with the back narrower than the front. Division scar on proper right side, flaking surface at top on both front and back The piece of adze is the blade and bevel only, there is no butt The cutting edge is sharp and nearly straight. The bevel is narrow and straight and continuous with the blade

Complete pounamu pendant. Dark green and silver kawakawa variety with black inclusions. Surface is ground. Proximal edge is squared off with a notch. Suspension hole is drilled from both sides. Distal end has a curved, tapered, chisel-like edge.

Complete pounamu gouge. The cross section is lenticular. The surface is ground with flaking on the front. There is sawing marks on the proper left. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is straight and blunt.

Piece of pounamu/nephrite. Mid-green kawakawa variety. It is unclear what the function of the taoka is, whether a fishhook point, drill point, or a broken pendant. One end has a diagonal break across top. There is a kink almost half-way down the taoka, and then it tapers to a point at the other end.

Pounamu/nephrite hei tiki, kawakawa variety, dark green. Head tilted to the right with suspension hole at top centre, drilled from rear. Eyes incised, nose and mouth worn but tongue protrudes over lower lip. Arms with distinctive elbows and forearms with three fingered hands sitting on thighs. Legs folded together beneath body. Grooves on torso. Perforations at arms and legs. Rear side flattened from an original surface with some bruising/flaking at the head.

Complete pounamu chisel. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is ground with faking on the large bevel at the back. Both ends are bevelled on both sides. The large bevel is demarcated by diagonal straight lines. The smaller cutting edge is bevelled on the back demarked by a diagonal line. The bevel on the top is continuous with the blade. Both cutting edges are straight and sharp.