Which Power Rangers season was the first filmed entirely in New Zealand?

Power Rangers: Ninja Storm was the first Power Rangers season filmed entirely in New Zealand.

The season marked a major production shift for the franchise. After Power Rangers Wild Force ended, production moved from Los Angeles to New Zealand, with filming centered around locations such as Wellington and Auckland. Ninja Storm was the first season produced under that arrangement and helped establish New Zealand as the series’ principal production base for many later seasons.

Ninja Storm debuted in 2003 and follows students at the Wind Ninja Academy who become Rangers after an attack by Lothor. Its action footage is adapted from Ninpu Sentai Hurricaneger, but the American cast scenes and the season’s original production were made in New Zealand.

The mix-up usually comes from the nearby seasons in the franchise timeline. Wild Force was filmed before the move, while Dino Thunder, SPD, and Mystic Force came afterward. Ninja Storm is therefore both the 2003 season and the production milestone associated with the New Zealand era.