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"I learned that Ada is one of the few high‑end Auckland restaurants celebrating Māori cuisine; Kia Kanuta won the Lewisham Award for his work there in 2024, though he later quit, saying he wanted to cook for his people and felt Ada had become inaccessible to them." - Jeff Chu Jeff Chu Jeff Chu is an editor-at-large at Travel + Leisure. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines