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Complete greenstone gouge. The cross-section is circular at the bevel and quadrangular at the butt. The surface is ground with some flake scars. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The poll is oblique and straight. The bevel is concave and demarcated by two straight lines that meet in a small curve in the middle. The cutting edge is curved.

Broken pounamu pendant. Dark green and silver, high translucency. Oval cross section. Surface is ground and polished, except at the proximal end, which has been crudely cut and reworked on both side edges. Small drill marks at the proximal edge indicating a broken out suspension hole. Tapers to a point at the distal end.

Large unfinished adze. Dark grey stone. Trapezoidal cross-section with the back narrower than the front. The surface is flaked and bruised. There is a large straight shoulder with square sides and a small indentation in the centre on the front. The stone of the butt is reduced on the front. The butt curved slightly towards the back. The bevel is contusion with the blade. The cutting line is straight and irregular.

incomplete (cutting edge missing/unfinished) rectangular, thickening from the front and back towards the poll. The surface is bruised with flaked sections along the sides and near the end of the blade. Major differentiation between the butt and the blade, the blade reduces into the butt on the sides forming a clear shoulder. There is no clear bevel. The cutting edge is poorly formed or broken off, this end is defined by flaking.

Complete adze. Brown and grey stone. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is mostly bruised. There is a protruding shoulder on the front of the blade. The butt tapers in towards the poll. There is no distinct bevel. The cutting edge is curved and irregular.

Complete adze Cross-section of blade is triangular with apex to back, and front slightly rounded. Cross-section of butt is oval. Surface is ground. Major differentiation between butt and blade, with front and sides reduced. Bevel is demarcated by lines, coming to a point mid blade. Bevel is slightly concaved. Cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Incomplete adze. Blade remaining. Circular Surface is ground with bruising and flaking. Butt not present. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is rounded, smooth and blunt.

Complete Lenticular. Both front and back of blade are bruised. Minor differentiation between butt and blade. Slight reduction to shoulder. Bevel is continuous on blade. Cutting edge is curved and slightly sharp.

Complete adze. Cross-section is trapezoidal, with back narrower than front, slightly more rounded on butt. Surface of blade is ground, very lightly bruised on butt. Major differentiation between blade and butt, front and sides taper to a second shoulder, then continue reducing till poll end. Bevel is concave, demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is sharp and curved, lightly chipped.

complete rectangular The surface is ground with significant bruising and flaking. Minor differentiation between the butt and blade, with a minor reduction from the blade to the butt on the front and front sides. the bevel is curved and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved and sharp but slightly chipped.

Complete adze. Black and light grey stone. Cross-section is trapezoidal, with the back narrower than the front. Surface is ground and bruised. Major differentiation between the butt and blade; front is reduced to form ridge. Bevel is demarcated by a ridge. Cutting edge is straight and sharp. "Akatore" inscription.

Large adze roughout. Dark grey stone. Triangular cross-section. The surface is flaked. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The bevel is demarcated by a rough flaked chin. The cutting edge is oblique and chipped. The back of the blade is concave from the chin to the butt.

Complete adze. Light brown/grey stone. The cross-section is trapezoidal with the back narrower than the front. The surface is mostly ground with bruising on the sides of the butt and some minor flake scars. There is a reduction in the stone on the sides of the butt. The sides of the blade taper in from the cutting edge to the poll. There is no differentiation between the bevel and the blade. The cutting edge is chipped, curved and sharp. There is a light brown/golden band of colour on the poll. "C.I" is written in pencil on the bevel.

Complete unfinished adze. Grey stone. Plano-convex cross-section with the front flattened. The surface is bruised, ground and flaked. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The sides of the blade taper in from the cutting edge towards the poll. The bevel is demarcated by an irregular line. The cutting edge is straight, sharp and oblique. There is a piece of paper adhered to the back which reads "Centre Island .[illegible]"

Complete unfinished adze. Light grey stone. Asymmetrical lenticular cross-section. The surface is mostly ground on the blade, with flaked and bruised areas. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade, with ridges marking its sides. The cutting edge is straight and sharp.

Complete adze. Dark grey stone. The cross-section is quadrangular. The surface is mostly flaked with some smooth areas on the front of the blade. There is a slight increase in the tapering towards the poll at the butt. The bevel is roughly indicated by flake scars. The cutting edge is blunt and chipped.

Complete unfinished adze. Brown stone. Oval cross-section. The surface is mostly ground, with bruising on the sides and flaking on the poll and the the front lower blade. There is a shallow indentation in the stone on the proper right which might indicate the base of the butt. Otherwise there is no differentiation between the butt and the blade. The bevel is demarcated by an asymmetrical curved line. The cutting edge is sharp and asymmetrical with a large chip on the proper right.

Complete unfinished adze. Grey stone. Lenticular cross-section. The surface is mostly ground with bruising on the sides and butt, and some flake scars. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The sides of the blade taper in from the cutting edge to the poll. The bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade, demarcated only on the proper right side by a small ridge. The cutting edge is sharp, irregular and chipped.

Complete adze. Grey stone. Rounded triangular cross-section. The surface is mostly flaked with bruising and ground areas on the blade. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The poll is oblique and flaked. The bevel is flaked and demarcated by an irregular ridge. The cutting edge is sharp and chipped.

Complete unfinished adze. Grey stone. Oval cross-section at the butt, quadrangular at the bevel end. The surface is mostly bruised with flake scarring and some loss on the butt. There is a protruding curved shoulder on the front, and the stone of the front and sides of the butt is reduced. The bevel is demarcated by a straight subtle line. The cutting edge is straight and chipped with a loss on the proper right.