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Complete adze. Pounamu. Light green, silver, mid grey and dark grey. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground with some flaking on back edges. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Notch cut into poll end of butt running widthwise. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved, lightly chipped. "Kai Kai's Beach" written on front and back.

Broken curved fishhook point, midsection remaining, broken at base and tip. External barb and serrations.

Complete bone flute. There are three perforations along the top of the flute and two perforations at the end on the side, one broken. There is the start of two decorative patterns. On the side with the perforations there are striations in a chevron pattern, and on the other side there are striations in a crosshatched pattern.

Complete patu paraoa. Wide, curved, knob at the proximal end, two grooves on either side, and one central groove at the very proximal end. There is a perforation through the handle.

Incomplete curved fishhook point fragment with base missing. No barb present at point end.

Complete adze. Brown and grey stone. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground with bruising on the sides of the butt. Sides are reduced to form shoulders and tapered toward the poll. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is straight and sharp. "Onepoto" inscription

Complete adze. Basalt. Black, mid grey. Cross-section is oval. Surface is partially ground on front and back lower blade. Butt and sides are flaked and bruised. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll, front reduces. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is not present. "Onepoto" written on front and back.

Complete pounamu pendant. Dark green with silver and light green inclusions. Surface is ground smooth. Square cross section and rectangular shape. Tapers slightly at both ends. Proximal end has a small chip off one side and a suspension hole drilled from both sides. Sawing mark visible on one edge near the distal end. Distal edge is flattened and squared off.

Complete adze. The cross section of the blade is trapezoidal with the back narrower than the front. The cross section of the butt is plano-convex with the back flattened. The surface is predominantly ground. The butt is bruised on the front and at the sides. There is some chipping to the proper right edge of the back. The butt is differentiated by the change in cross section. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is straight and sharp.

Complete sinker with shallow transverse lashing groove. Bruising present at two ends

Complete adze. Black stone. Surface is ground and bruised. Cross-section is rectangular. Sides are reduced at the butt to form a shoulder on the proper right side. Back is tapered toward the poll. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is slightly oblique and sharp.

Mostly complete bone bird spear point, small part of tip and one barb broken off. Four barbs. Serrations at base.

Complete bone bird spear point. Two barbs. Notches on both sides of base.

Complete bone bird spear point. Five barbs.

Mostly complete bone bird spear point. Three barbs, small part of two barbs has broken off.

Complete fish gorge.

Incomplete straight fishhook point. Fishhook has been broken in half (both fragments are present). Two notches present at the base portion. Point is missing from hook.

Broken bone pendant, lower portion remaining. Curved to a point at one end. No suspension hole present.

Complete gorge

Complete fish gorge, small, manufactured from hollow bone. One end is chipped, hollow filled with dirt.