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Piece of worked pounamu/nephrite. Pale green tangiwai variety, high translucency. Surface is ground on one side and flaked on other side. Small rounded proximal projection with notches on either side at base, possibly meant to function as a suspension device, worn as a pendant. Four pointed projections, two on each side edge, most notable on the distal edge, which is oblique.

Complete pounamu pendant. Light green inanga variety. Surface is ground with a groove/sawing mark on one side. Proximal end is squared off with a suspension hole drilled from both sides. Distal end is tapered to a sharp point.

Complete chisel. Pounamu. Light green. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, with come bruising, particularly on poll. Some scratches on front of butt. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is sharp, curved but oblique. "Waikouaiti" written on back.

Complete pounamu gouge. The cross section is circular. The surface is ground with flaking on the cutting edge and back, and bruising on the poll. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge has flaked off.

Complete adze. Oval. Surface is ground. The front left proper of the poll and the front right proper corner of the cutting edge has been flaked away. Butt undifferentiated. Bevel demarcated by a faint line that curves from the right side proper corner of the cutting edge toward the middle of the blade. Cutting edge is straight, sharp and smooth with moderate chipping. Prominent sawing mark down the middle of the back.

Complete nephrite/pounamu pendant, reworked from a chisel. Dark green and black kawakawa variety. Surface is ground. Proximal end has been reduced and rounded, with a suspension hole drilled from both sides at the narrowest part. Distal end is tapered with a rounded bevel on one side.

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 gouge. The cross section is circular. The surface is ground towards the blade and bruised towards the poll. The bevel is demarcated by a curved line and concave mark. The cutting edge is curved and sharp, with some chipping. There is a historic break through the centre of the gouge, which has been repaired.

Complete pounamu gouge. The cross section is circular. The surface is ground with flaking on the the poll. The bevel is concave, and demarcated by two diagonal ridges. The cutting edge is straight an sharp.

Complete pounamu gouge. The cross section is circular. The surface is ground with flaking on the the poll. There is a sawing mark originating at the poll. The gouge is bevelled on both sides, demarcated by curved lines. The cutting edge is straight and sharp, with chipping.

Complete chisel. Pounamu. Light green. Cross-section is oval, becoming more rectangular towards blade. Surface is ground, with some bruising on front and proper right. Sawing mark down proper left side. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, proper right side reduces slightly. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved. "Waik." written on front and proper left side.

Complete pounamu chisel. Dark green in colour. Surface is ground, with a polished sawing mark on one side. Cutting edge is oblique and sharp, with a bevel demarcated by a line on each side.

Small chisel. Greenstone. Two small notches at poll end. Groove underside at opposing end.

Complete chisel. Cross-section is rectangular. The surface is ground The bevel is concave. Cutting edge is sharp and curved.

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.

Incomplete adze(s) Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground on front, back and poll have large areas of natural roughness. Sawing marks cut into front and back, about a quarter of the fro the proper left side. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved. The sawing marks make it appear as if this adze was being turned into 2 separate tools. Cutting edge and bevel finished on either side of the sawing marks.

Complete pounamu drill point. The cross section is an oval. The surface is ground with two sawing marks on opposite sides. The point is chipped.

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 adze. Pounamu. Dark green, silver. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground on lower blade, bruised on other surfaces. Sawing mark down proper left side. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, proper right side reduced around mid blade, before flaring and ultimately reducing towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, lightly chipped. "Waikouaiti" written on front and back.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Mid green, light green. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground on bevel and lower portion of front. Surface is bruised on upper portions of adze. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper to poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, though demarcated by surface change. The cutting edge is sharp and curved, though chipped on the proper right side.