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Complete adze. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground on front and back, some bruising on sides and sawing mark down proper left side. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll, poll oblique. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, lightly chipped, chipped on proper right side. "Kaikoura" written on front.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground with areas of bruising. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, lightly chipped. "Kaikoura" written on front.

Complete hei tiki pounamu pendant. Head turned to the proper right. A diagonal suspension hole is drilled from both sides, sloping towards the back of the tiki. Arms bent to rest on thighs, no fingers evident. Three toed feet join in the middle with three perforations distinguishing top toes and legs. Perforations distinguish arms. The small of the back has been reduced.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Light green, mid green, dark green. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground, with flaking on back of butt and proper left side, bruising on front of butt. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, notches cut into sides, more prominent on proper right side. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and oblique, heavily chipped.

Complete pounamu chisel. Mid-green with silver inclusions. Surface is ground. Rectangular shape and cross section. Tapers toward the poll or the proximal end. Distal end is straight and blunt, with an oblique bevel demarcated by a line on each side.

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

Broken adze (Blade remaining). Cross-section is circular. Surface is ground, except for where the butt fell off, which is rough. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel is continuous with blade, blade is sharp and curved.

Complete adze. The cross section is lenticular. The surface is predominantly bruised, with some flaking on the bevel. The butt is undifferentiated. The bevel is partially flaked and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved, chipped and blunt.

Complete pounamu pendant. Mid-green, chatoyant, highly translucent tangiwai variety. Surface and edges are ground smooth. Proximal end has some reduction and is squared off with a large suspension hole. Distal end is rounded, with a slightly flattened edge.

Complete Trapezoidal with back narrower than front. Front of blade is mostly ground with flake scar at right side (could indicate working of shoulder). Back of blade is ground with flake scars. No differentiation between blade and butt, however fale scar could indicate shoulder being worked on the right side. Bevel is continuous on blade. Cutting edge is curved and sharp/jagged.

Complete adze. Greenstone. The cross-section is rectangular. The surface is flaked, bruised, and coarsely ground. There is no distinction between the blade and the butt, the proper right side narrows very slightly towards the poll. The bevel is continuous with the blade and has a scratched surface. The cutting edge is irregular.

Complete small adze. Pounamu. The cross-section is rectangular. The surface is mostly ground with flake scars on both sides and at the butt end. There is no distinction between the blade and the butt, and the bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is sharp and straight with one chip.

Complete adze. Greenstone. The cross-section is rectangular. The surface is flaked and bruised, and there is a groove in the surface near the top of the back. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade, the blade tapers in towards the poll. The bevel is roughly indicated by a slightly more polished surface. The cutting edge is sharp.

Broken incomplete adze, butt end only. Greenstone. The cross-section is trapezoidal. The surface is flaked, with ground surface on one side of the butt, and ground with saw marks on one side. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade, the blade tapers in towards the poll. It is not clear which side is the front. There is no bevel, but a flaked broken edge.

Incomplete adze. Portion of proper left blade and bevel present. Trapezoidal cross-section. Back slightly narrower than front. Surface is ground with bruising on the proper left side. Right side is broken edge. No differentiation between the butt and the blade. Bevel is continuous. The cutting edge is sharp and lightly chipped.

complete adze Asymmetrical and irregular cross-section The adze has a flaked surface down the front proper right side and at the top of the proper left front, and at cutting edge. There is a large flake scar on the back proper right, and more along the top edge and proper left side. There is a slight tapering of the adze as it goes from cutting edge to butt, but there is no real differentiation. There is a curve on the surface of the proper left side of the front which is outlined by flake scars. The cutting edge is sharp but irregular with some flake scars. The bevel is narrow and flat, and is demarcated by a slight straight ridge. There is the paper back of a sticky label adhered to the back of the adze

Broken adze, blade and bevel only Asymmetrical cross-section Flaked surface on top and cutting edge of blade. Bruised surface over the whole. Saw scar on one side This piece of adze is the lower part of the blade only The bevel is only roughly indicated with a slight curve in the blade. The cutting edge is blunt, unshaped and flaked.

Complete adze. Stone. Light green. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is bruised. Major differentiation between butt and blade, front reduced forming large shoulder. Bevel is demarcated by ridge at chin. Cutting edge is blunt and curved. ?Southland written on front.

Complete roughout. Stone. Light grey. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is flaked. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll, front slopes down towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a ridge at chin, cutting edge is sharp and straight, both unfinished. ?Southland written on front.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Green, light green. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground, with areas of flaking on sides, back and poll. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Poll angles down from proper right to proper left. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved. ?Southland written on front.