"I'm not there for the scenery. I'm there for the sanity,"
"I went to New Zealand for the first time in '94. I was on my way to the South Pole, and we wound up getting stuck there because the flights were grounded because of ice conditions,"
"I made myself a promise. I'm going to come live here someday,"
"We were shooting in New Zealand. We came back for Christmas, then COVID-19 hit, and we didn't get back down there,"
James Cameron first visited New Zealand in 1994 while en route to the South Pole; flights grounded by ice allowed him to explore Christchurch and fall in love with the country. He promised himself he would live there someday and later bought a farm in New Zealand in 2011. Cameron and his wife Susie settled in Malibu and Santa Barbara while raising children, but they maintained ties by traveling between the two countries. The COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 prevented a planned return, prompted moving production back to New Zealand, and led the family to relocate. He prioritized personal sanity over scenery and received New Zealand citizenship in 2025.
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