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Complete adze. Grey stone. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is mostly ground with bruising and flake scars on the sides and poll. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade, nor between the bevel and the blade. The sides of the blade taper in towards the poll. The cutting edge is asymmetrical, curved and sharp.

Complete adze. Grey stone. The cross-section is trapezoidal with the back narrower than the front. The surface is mostly ground with large flake scars on the front and sides of the blade. There is bruising on the back of the butt and blade. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The sides of the blade taper in towards the poll. There bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Complete adze Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground. No differentiation between butt and blade. Sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade. Blade is sharp and curved.

Complete adze Cross-section is oval. Surface of blade is ground, sides and butt are bruised. No differentiation between butt and blade. Sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade. Blade is sharp and curved.

Complete adze. White stone with brown patches. Rectangular cross-section. The surface is mostly ground with flake scars and bruising predominantly on both sides of the upper blade where there is a deep gouge. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The bevel is marked by a slight ridge on the blade. The cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Complete adze Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is mostly ground, some natural roughness on sides. No differentiation between butt and blade. Sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade. Blade is sharp and curved.

Complete adze Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is mostly ground, some natural roughness on back. No differentiation between butt and blade. Sides taper towards poll. Bevel demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Complete, straight shank. It has a notch at the top and the base.

Incomplete rock chisel. The cross section is asymmetric. The surface is bruised at the poll and cutting edge. There are sawing marks on both the proper left and right sides. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is straight and blunt.

Broken pounamu chisel, lower blade remaining. The cross section is lenticular. The surface is ground with bruising on the back and flaking at the poll. The bevel is demarcated by a change in surface. The cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Complete pounamu/nephrite pendant. Mid-green with light green inclusions; black at the proximal edge. Surface has been ground. One side edge is reduced and flaked along the entire pendant. Suspension hole at the proximal end, slightly off-centre and drilled from both sides. Tapers slightly toward the proximal edge, which is oblique. Distal edge is sharp and straight, similar to the cutting edge of an adze. Bevel is continuous with the blade.

Complete adze. The cross section is asymmetrical. The proper right side is trapezoidal with the back narrower then the front. The proper left side is trapezoidal with the front narrower than the back. The surface is predominantly ground with some bruising on the proper left side and the back of the butt. The butt is undifferentiated. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is straight, chipped and blunt.

Complete adze. The cross section is asymmetrical and approximately oval. The proper right side is unfinished. It is not clear which is the front and which is the back. The surface is predominantly ground with flaking and bruising along the sides and edges. There is a small, rectangular piece of paper adhered to one side with "446" written on it. The butt is undifferentiated. The poll has a protrusion on the proper right side. The bevel is not distinguishable.

Broken adze, bevel end remaining. The cross section is asymmetrical. The proper right side is lozenge shaped, with a sawing ridge along the middle. The proper left side is jagged and unfinished. The surface is predominantly ground with significant flaking and bruising on the back. The butt is absent. The bevel is demarcated by a line. The cutting edge is asymmetrical and blunt. The proper left end is broken or unfinished, such that the proper left side is shorter than the proper right side.

Complete pounamu/nephrite pendant. Mid-green kahurangi/inanga variety. Surface is ground. Tapers toward the proximal end, which has one complete suspension hole, drilled from one side and off-centre. Proximal end has two drill marks, one on each side, indicating incomplete attempts at a suspension hole. Irregular notches/indentations around all edges. Distal end has a bevel on one side, demarcated by curved line, which indicates that the pendant may have been reworked from an adze. Distal end has been reduced and ground near the centre, creating a slight indentation.

Incomplete pounamu/nephrite pendant, in the process of being reworked from an adze. Light blue and light green colour with light brown flaw on proper right side. Surface is ground smooth. Cross section is lenticular at the butt and rectangular at the blade. Incomplete perforation drilled from the back side of the butt, with two other drill marks on the poll. Proper left side is flattened and proper right side is flattened on the blade with a sharper edge on the butt, tapering toward the poll. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Notch on the cutting edge, somewhat flattened on the left side.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, except for areas of natural roughness Undifferentiated between butt and blade, tapering towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp and curved. On front; Purakanui.

Complete adze. The cross section is asymmetrical: approximately rectangular, but with a sawing mark on the proper left side resulting in the back being narrower then the front. The surface is predominantly ground with some bruising on the sides and edges. There are transverse grooves on the front of the butt which may be hafting scars. The butt is undifferentiated. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is asymmetrical: slightly curved with the proper right side of the blade longer than the left. It is sharp, but has a small chip in the centre.

Complete adze. Trapezoidal with the back narrower than the front. The surface is ground with flaking on the poll, the proper left of the back and the proper right side of the back. Butt undifferentiated. The bevel is demarcated with a strong angular line, and strong lines down the sides. The blade is smooth, curved and sharp with some flaking on the proper left corner. Straight sawing marks down the proper right side of the back.

Nephrite/pounamu pendant. Oxidized cream and light brown colour. Surface is ground smooth. Proximal end has a notched projection with a broken out suspension hole. One side edge of the projection has another drill mark, possibly indicating a second broken suspension hole. Curves and tapers to a dull point at the distal end.