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Complete pounamu pendant. Mid-green, light blue, and silver inanga variety. Surface is ground. Tear-drop shape with a lenticular cross section. Proximal end is tapered, reduced on one side, with a squared off edge, and a suspension hole drilled from each side.

Complete kawakawa pendant. Rough adze shape, potentially roughout of a hei tiki. Surface ground. Suspension hole drilled at proximal end. The suspension hole is drilled diagonally up from the front to back. There is minor differentation between poll and blade, with the sides reduced. The proper left lateral margin has been asymmetrically reduced towards the poll. The back has a bevel continuous with the blade. The cutting edge has a steep concave wearing.

Complete pendant. There are two narrow projections at the proximal end of the pendant, with a perforation sitting just below these projections, all slightly off-centre. One side of the pendant is straight, the opposite side has a wide notch. Bottom edge is bevelled, but cutting edge is dull.

Broken pounamu pendant in an anthropomorphic form, part of distal end not present. Dark green with black inclusions, highly transparent. Surface is ground smooth. Projection at the proximal end, with a suspension hole drilled mostly from the back and a knob on the proper left side edge. Two curved projections jut out on either side edge, representing arms or wings. Tapers in the centre with straight side edges, representing a torso. Distal end has one curved projection on the proper left side representing a leg, but the proper right side leg has broken off. V-shaped projection at the centre of the distal edge, possibly representing a penis.

Complete pounamu pendant. Dark green kawakawa variety, high translucency. Surface is ground on one side and ground and bruised on the other side. One side edge is curve and the other side edge has two wavy indentations. Proximal end is somewhat squared off, with a suspension hole drilled from both sides. Distal end comes to a point.

Complete pounamu pendant. Mid-green inanga variety. Surface is ground. Fishhook point shape, with an internal and external barbs. Cross section is lenticular. Tapers to rounded base with suspension hole drilled from both sides, nearly broken out due to a chip across the hole. Three small notches on one side edge of the suspension hole, one notch on other side edge.

Complete pounamu pendant. Dark green with high translucency. Surface is ground with some bruising. Proximal end is rounded, with a suspension hole drilled mostly from one side. One side edge has a notch and a projection, possibly representing a face with a nose or beak? Distal edge has two projections with an indentation inbetween.

Complete pounamu pendant. Light green and light brown, inanga variety, translucent. Surface was ground. Triangular in shape with rounded proximal edge. Four notches along the distal end.

Complete pounamu pendant. Light green, dark grey, and silver kawakawa variety. Surface is ground. Elongated oval shape. Proximal end is rounded with an oblique reduction. The suspension hole is drilled from both sides and off-centre. Tapered to the distal end, with a bevel-like reduction on one side.

Pounamu/nephrite pendant. Dark green kahurangi variety. Surface is ground smooth. Suspension knob at the proximal end. Rounded projection on one side edge.

Complete pounamu pendant. Cream and light brown, oxidised, ground surface. Proximal end is rounded, with an off-centre suspension hole drilled mostly from one side. Centre of the pendant tapers inward on both side edges. Distal end is flat and straight.

Complete pounamu gouge. The cross section is circular. The surface is ground, with flaking at the poll and bruising on the back. The bevel is demarcated by a straight line. The cutting edge is straight and blunt.

Complete pounamu gouge. The cross section is an oval. The surface is ground, with flaking at the poll. There is no bevel evident. The cutting edge is chipped off.

Broken pounamu chisel, lower blade remaining. The cross section is lenticular. The surface is ground, with flaking at the break. There are sawing marks on the proper left side and the back of the blade. The bevel is demarcated by a straight line. The cutting edge is straight and sharp.

Broken pounamu chisel, lower blade remaining. The cross section is trapezoidal, with the back narrower than the front. The surface is ground, with flaking along the proper right side. There are sawing marks on the proper left side. The bevel is demarcated by a straight line. The cutting edge is straight and sharp.

Complete pounamu chisel. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is ground, with bruising on the sides and poll. There are light sawing marks on the proper left side. The bevel is demarcated by a straight line. The cutting edge is straight and sharp.

Complete pounamu gouge. The cross section is circular. The surface is ground, with bruising on the poll. The bevel is demarcated by a curved line. The cutting edge is straight and blunt.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved. "Kaikoura" written on front.

Complete adze. Cross-section is lenticular. Surface is ground, bruising on poll end. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and straight, slightly oblique. "Kaikoura" written on back.

Complete adze. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is ground, flaking around broken edge. Sawing mark down proper left. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, chipped."Kaikoura" written on front.