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Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground except for the poll, which is naturally rough. No differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, blade is sharp and curved.

Broken, Missing most of the proper left side. The proper right remains damaged, but with some of all elements present. too damaged to comment. The surface is ground, with significant chips. No differentiation between the butt and the blade. Only a tiny slither of bevel remains, however it appears to be curved and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is sharp and straight.

broken (Blade, butt and a section of the bevel is present) Very roughly rectangular. The surface is ground with flakes/chips. No differentiation between the butt and the blade. The bevel is flat and is distinguishable from the blade by a noticeable ridge. The cutting edge is missing. The adze is very heavily damaged.

Complete unfinished adze. Light greenstone. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is mostly ground with flaking on the proper right side and a saw mark and flaking on the proper left. There is no distinction between the butt and the bevel. The sides of the blade taper in towards the poll. The bevel is smooth and demarcated by a straight oblique ridge. The cutting edge is irregular and chipped.

Broken adze (blade remaining). Pounamu. Dark green, white. Cross-section is trapezoidal, with back narrower than front. Surface is ground. Butt not present. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge is blunt and curved. "Lower Portobello" written on front.

Complete pounamu chisel. The cross section is asymmetric. The surface is ground with flaking on the back. There are light sawing marks on the proper left. The bevel is demarcated by a diagonal straight line. The point is straight and blunt.

Complete Very roughly rectangular. Narrows significantly in the sides towards the poll. The surface is ground with slight flakes. No differentiation between the blade and the butt. The bevel is curved and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Complete unfinished chisel. Greenstone. Trapezoidal cross-section with the back narrower than the front.The surface is ground on the back, with flake scars on the butt and front. The bevel is demarcated by an oblique straight line. The cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Incomplete adze. Trapezoidal, with front narrower than back. Surface is ground with flaking up the back of the left side proper. Butt not present. Bevel demarcated with a straight line. Cutting edge smooth, sharp and slightly rounded up toward the right side proper corner. Prominent sawing marks up the right side proper.

Incomplete greenstone gouge, butt missing. The cross-section is oval. The surface is ground with flake scars at the broken end. The bevel is concave and demarcated by a curved triangular line. The cutting edge is sharp with a little chip.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Dark grey, mid green, silver. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground on front and back of blade, bruised on butt and flaked on sides. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, possible fragment missing from proper right side. Sticker on back reads " G H Attwood Toitoi's".

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.

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.

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.

Complete adze. Dark green and black pounamu. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, with sawing marks on proper left side. No differentiation between butt and blade. Poll has broken off. Blade is curved on the proper right side, with a line running the length of the adze on the front. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is straight and sharp. "Kaiapoi" inscription.

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"