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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.

Large broken adze, the bevel end is missing. Pounamu. Rectangular cross-section. The surface is mostly ground, with large saw scars on each side and multiple flake scars. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade, and there is no bevel or cutting edge. The adze ends with a jagged flaked broken end.

Complete adze. Rectangular. Surface is ground with some bruising on sides and flaking around butt. Butt has minor differentiation; left side proper has been reduced. Bevel is demarcated with straight line. Cutting edge is sharp, very faintly rounded and has very minor chipping.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Green and light green. Cross-section is asymmetrical - almost rectangular, if not for sawing mark down proper right side. Surface is ground, with sawing mark on proper right side. Both ends of adze are bevelled with cutting edges. Bevel on both ends are continuous with blade. Larger cutting edge is chipped on proper left side, and is sharp and curved. Smaller cutting edge is sharp and curved.