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Piece of worked wood, use unknown. Surface is very worn and cracked. Charred at one end. There appears to be an indentation on one side, near the charred end, but it's unclear whether this is natural or man-made.

Piece of wood, possibly worked, use unknown. Tapered at one end. Surface is heavily dessicated and charred throughout. Very sandy with roots attached.

Complete adze. Dark grey and mid brown stone. Cross-section is trapezoidal, with back narrower than front. Surface is ground and flaked. Reduction on sides and back of butt. Poll has broken off. Bevel is demarcated by a line on the proper right side to mid-blade. Cutting edge is curved and sharp but flaked. "Kettle Park Dunedin" inscription.

Broken adze. Argillite. Mid green. Cross-section is trapezoidal, with front narrower than back. Surface is ground. Butt not present. Bevel is continuous with blade, slight line towards proper left side. Cutting edge is sharp and curved, lightly chipped. "?" written on front.

Complete chisel Cross section is circular. Surface is ground. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, though sides taper towards poll. Bevel demarcated by lines that come to a point mid blade, and bevel itself is very concaved. Cutting edge is sharp and curved, though chipped on proper left side.

Broken, part of the blade and bevel are present Probably rectangular, but all the proper right is missing so impossible to tell with certainty. The surface is ground. The butt is missing. the bevel is curved and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is missing.

Broken adze. Butt and poll portion not present. Trapezoidal cross-section. Back narrower than front. The blade is heavily bruised and flaked, with a ground area on the front. The bevel is continuous, The cutting edge is heavily chipped and broken.

Complete sinker with faint transverse lashing groove.

Complete roughout (previously broken, since fixed). Stone. Mid grey. Cross-section is oval. Surface is flaked and bruised. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Complete adze. Stone. Black. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, with some flaking on sides and poll. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved, some very light chipping.

Incomplete adze. Blade remaining. Quadrangular. Surface is bruised with some minor flaking on edges Butt not present. Bevel is demarcated by a straight line and tapers sharply down to cutting edge. Cutting edge is straight, blunt and chipped.

Complete adze. Stone. Mid grey. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge it blunt and curved.

Complete adze. Asymmetrical. Ground with heavy bruising and flaking around all edges. Butt has minor differentiation, sides taper toward poll. Bevel demarcated by a faintly curved line across blade. Cutting edge is straight and blunt with minor chipping.

Complete adze. Rectangular. Ground with heavy bruising and flaking on sides and poll. Left side proper back of butt has been heavily flaked away. Butt has major differentiation, sides have been heavily reduced and shoulders raised. Bevel is demarcated by a faint horizontal line. Cutting edge is rounded, moderately sharp and has minor chipping.

Complete adze. Oval at poll, trapezoidal at blade with back narrower than front. Ground with heavy bruising around butt and edges. Butt has major differentiation, sides and front have been clearly reduced and front and side of shoulder has been raised. Bevel is continuous with blade and tapers down to cutting edge. Cutting edge is slightly rounded, moderately sharp and has heavy chipping.

Broken adze (cutting edge is missing). Pounamu. Light green, silver. Cross-section oval. Surface is ground, with some bruising on front, and sawing mark down proper right side. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is chipped off. "Harwood" written on back.

Fragment of woven harakeke (flax). Woven with undyed fine whenu (strands) using a takitahi (over one, under one) pattern. Tapiki (finish) along three side edges fits techniques used to complete whariki (mat) edges. Fine remnants of hukahuka (tags) woven from two ply muka (flax fiber) using the miro (rolling) technique visible towards the centre.

Kekeno (fur seal) radius bone. The distal end is missing 35.6mm of one side.

Cut length of bone, epiphysis on one end.

Broken adze (missing fragment from lower blade). Pounamu. Dark green, mid green, silver. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is mostly ground, with areas of bruising on front and back. Large and deep sawing mark down front and back. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and mostly straight, curving at edges. Large fragment of proper left cutting edge missing. "Waikouaiti" written on back.