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Complete pounamu pendant. Dark green kawakawa variety. Surface is ground. Straight with rounded ends. Tapered to the proximal end with a straight suspension hole.

Complete pounamu pendant. Mid-green. Surface is ground smooth except for a reduction at the centre. Rectangular cross section, with a unique, curved "twist" shape. Suspension hole drilled from both sides at the proximal end. Both ends are squared off.

Pounamu pendant. Mid-green with black inclusions. Surface is ground. Broken suspension hole drilled from both sides at the proximal end. Tapering to a point at the distal end.

Adze roughout. Grey stone. The cross-section is quadrangular. The surface is flaked. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. There is a reduction in the stone near the top of the blade in a straight line across one side. It is unclear which is front of the adze. There is no obvious bevel. The cutting edge is blunt and flaked. "Y 5" is written on the stone and there is a round piece of paper adhered to it with illegible writing.

Complete mere pounamu. Inaka section crosses diagonally from one side to the other on blade with kahurangi pounamu extending to proximal end. Dark green, mid-yellow, and black in colour. Surface is polished. Six grooves at butt with perforated hole drilled from both sides. Both edges of hole slightly inset. String looped through hole and tied.

Broken silcrete blade, proximal portion remaining. Dark grey and light grey in colour. Weathering on ventral surface. Retouch on upper left lateral margin on ventral surface, and bilaterally on dorsal surface.

Complete Trapezoidal with back narrower than front. Front of blade is ground faint white scratch marks. Back of blade is also ground. There is also a indented ridge structure to the right portion of blade. No differentiation between butt and blade. Poll portion is not fully present. Bevel is demarcated with a ridge. Cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Rectangular cross-section. The surface is mostly ground on the blade with flake scars and bruising on the blade and poll. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The sides of the blade taper in towards the poll. The bevel is smooth and made distinct from the blade by a curved line. The cutting edge is straight and sharp.

Complete adze. Light grey stone. Surface is ground. Cross-section is trapezoidal, with back narrower than front. Back and sides of the butt are slightly reduced. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is slightly oblique and blunt.

Complete unfinished adze. Green stone. Oval cross-section. The surface is flaked on both sides of the upper blade and bruised and ground on the lower blade. There is a slight reduction in the stone on the sides of the butt. The bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade. The bevel is convex. The cutting edge is curved and chipped.

Broken silcrete blade, medial portion remaining. Light brown in colour.

Large white stone flake, flake scars on the ventral surface. Missing the distal point.

Light yellow and white silcrete flake, reuse on the left lateral margin on the ventral surface

Silcrete flake, dark red and mid grey in colour. Bifacial retouch on the left lateral margin.

Black obsidian flake.

Broken adze. Blade portion, butt and poll not present. Oval Cross-section. The surface is ground with bruising and flaking on the sides. The bevel is continuous. The cutting edge is sharp, curved and lightly chipped

Silcrete flake. Mid orange, light grey and mid grey in colour. Flake scars on surface. Small amount of cortex.

Obsidian flake. Surfaces featuring many flake scars.

Quartzite flake, possibly drill point.

Silcrete flake. Dark grey in colour. Split along one edge. Weathering along one edge.