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Complete unfinished greenstone adze. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is mostly ground with small flake scars. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The bevel is demarcated by an irregular oblique line. The cutting edge is irregular and chipped. There is a shallow hole bored into the butt on the back.

Incomplete greenstone gouge/chisel, bevel end of blade only. Oval cross-section. The surface is ground and flaked. There is a saw scar on the proper left. The bevel is faceted and demarcated by a curved line. There is a chip out of the proper right side of the bevel and cutting edge.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Green, dark green. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is mostly ground, large area of bruising on back of blade, sides bruised. Sawing mark down proper left side. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is sharp and curved, chipped. Tapanui written on front.

Complete unfinished adze. Mottled greenstone. The cross-section is asymmetrical. The surface is mostly ground with bruising and flake scars. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The sides of the blade taper in towards the poll. The bevel is demarcated by a ridge on the proper left side and a flake scar on the right. The cutting edge is oblique, sharp and has small chips.

Unfinished adze. Greenstone. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is mostly ground with flaking and bruising on the proper left and a saw mark on the proper right. The proper left side of the blade tapers in towards the poll. The bevel is demarcated by an oblique line. The cutting edge is sharp and oblique. Greenhills written on back.

Nephrite/pounamu hei tiki, kawakawa variety, mid green and yellow. Two broken suspension holes at the proximal end, one on cheek and on above an eye, both drilled from both sides. Head is tilted to the right. Three-fingered hands on hips. Right leg broken at knee and repaired. Broken at the toes. Lower part heat treated.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Mid green, light green, mid brown. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface of lower blade is ground, bruised on back and butt. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved, lightly chipped. "F" written on front.

Complete greenstone gouge. The cross-section is circular at the bevel and quadrangular at the butt. The surface is ground with some flake scars. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The poll is oblique and straight. The bevel is concave and demarcated by two straight lines that meet in a small curve in the middle. The cutting edge is curved.

Complete adze. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is ground but has a lot of flaking, particularly on the butt but also on the front and back of the blade. There is a sawing mark on the proper left hand side. There is minor differentiation on the proper right hand side between the butt and the blade as the side tapers in towards the poll but there are no other significant butt features. The bevel is demarcated by a faint triangular line at the chin. The cutting edge is straight and sharp with one large chip on the proper right hand side.

Incomplete greenstone gouge, butt end absent. Circular cross-section. The surface is ground with flaking at the broken end. The bevel is oval and demarcated by a curved line. The cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Fragment of worked greenstone, probably a piece of a gouge. The cross-section is triangular. The surface is ground on one side and flaked on the other. It is unclear which end of a tool this might be.

Worked pounamu. Surface is ground smooth on one side and slightly bruised on the other side. Roughly rectangular in shape, with a concave cross section. The proximal edge has a broken perforation in the centre, with a diagonal edge on either side. The lateral margins are straight and worked to a blunt edge. The distal end is curved, with a bevel on each side demarcated by a line. There is a chip missing out of one side of the distal edge.

Pounamu toggle. Attached to D40.538 by a brown three-ply rope. Light green tahutahi variety; source believed to be Cascade Plateau area. Surface is ground. Triangular shape. Perforation through the centre of the toggle, drilled from both sides. One side has two bevels running lengthwise, demarcated by lines.

Complete greenstone drill point. Triangular cross-section. The surface is ground with small flake scars on the bevel and butt ends. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. There is a long oval groove on one side just above the drill point.

Piece of worked greenstone. Narrow rectangular piece with lenticular cross-section a saw marks in the centre along the length on both sides. Mostly ground with flake scars on the ends and sides.

Worked greenstone flake. Asymmetrical cross-section. Flaked and ground surface. There is no butt. The bevel is demarcated by an oblique curved ridge. The cutting edge is irregular.

Piece of worked greenstone, triangular shape. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is ground. One end is faceted and the other is a broken point.

Complete unfinished adze. Greenstone. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is mostly ground with heavy flaking on the proper right side. The proper left side has a long saw mark. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. the side of the blade is straight on the proper left and irregular and tapering in towards the poll on the proper right. The bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved, sharp and slightly chipped.