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Broken adze (butt and upper blade remaining). Cross-section roughly rectangular. Surface is mostly ground with some bruising and flaking on sides and back of butt. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, sides reduced. Bevel and cutting edge not present. "P" written on back, "Pareora" written on front.

Worked pounamu. The cross section is lenticular. The surface is lightly ground on the front and on the roughed out bevel. There is flaking around the sides and on the back.

Broken adze (poll end remaining). Cross-section is oval. Surface is mostly ground on front and back, with bruising on sides. Sides of fragment taper towards poll. "P" written on back. "Pareora" written on front.

Broken adze (fragment of lower blade). Cross-section is rectangular. Surface ground on front, bruised on back and sides. Butt not present. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge not present. "Pareora" written on front.

Complete adze. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is mainly ground with some flaking on the proper right hand side of the back and near the poll on the front. There is no differentiation between the butt and the blade, however, the proper right hand side does taper in slightly towards the poll. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is oblique and sharp with on chip on the left hand side.

Complete adze. The cross section is rectangular. The surface on the back o the blade is ground but the surface on the front of the blade is more flaked. There is very minor differentiation between the butt and the blade as the proper right hand side tapers in towards the poll and has a small lug at the poll. The proper left hand side is continuous though. The bevel is demarcated by a faint line at the chin. The cutting edge is sharp and curved towards the proper right hand side. There is a flake near the chin on the proper right hand side.

Broken pounamu adze, back of lower blade remaining. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is ground on the back. The front is flaking. There is a horizontal break towards the poll, from which flaking originates. The proper right side is ground and the proper left is flaking. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting blade is curved and blunt. The proper left half of cutting edge has broken off, leave approximately one quarter of the cutting edge intact, on the proper right.

Complete Adze Asymmetrical cross-section. The surface is mostly ground on the front, with bruising, flaking and chipping There is no differentiation between the butt and the blade. The bevel is thin and demarcated by a slight chin. The cutting edge is sharp and straight.

Complete Adze Rectangular cross-section. The surface is ground with some bruising on the sides, back and front. There is no differentiation between the butt and the blade. The blade tapers towards the poll. The bevel is continuous. The cutting edge is sharp, and slightly curved.