Update: Images from the New Zealand McDonald’s website.
They are also offering a BBQ Bandit sandwich that includes a beef burger, cheese, bacon, onion rings and bbq sauce. It is possible that the McRib sauce is being used on this burger.
Original Post: After a multiple year wait, the McRib is back in New Zealand for a 2025 appearance! As noted by The New Zealand Herald, the tip off to the return of the McRib came as one customer noticed an error in the ordering kiosk showing the McRib as being sold out.
The last time the McRib was in New Zealand in 2019 (so short we missed it) and in 2015 and prior to that for the Olympic Games. Also noted tin the article, the release is typically very short in the country. Hopefully everyone in New Zealand that wants to try the McRib has an opportunity to get one!
Speaking of prior advertisement, who could forget the man that was drenched in BBQ sauce after his dance routine?