{"id":3338,"date":"2025-07-14T21:56:48","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T03:56:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mcriblocator.com\/blog\/?p=3338"},"modified":"2025-07-30T23:51:02","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T05:51:02","slug":"mcrib-returns-to-new-zealand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mcriblocator.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/14\/mcrib-returns-to-new-zealand\/","title":{"rendered":"McRib Returns to New Zealand"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Update<\/strong>: Images from the New Zealand McDonald&#8217;s website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"625\" height=\"151\" data-attachment-id=\"3345\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mcriblocator.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/14\/mcrib-returns-to-new-zealand\/2025_nz_front_title-2\/\" 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src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mcriblocator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025_NZ.png?resize=625%2C523&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mcriblocator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025_NZ.png?w=1776&amp;ssl=1 1776w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mcriblocator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025_NZ.png?resize=300%2C251&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mcriblocator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025_NZ.png?w=1250&amp;ssl=1 1250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"625\" height=\"529\" data-attachment-id=\"3348\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mcriblocator.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/14\/mcrib-returns-to-new-zealand\/2025_bbq_bandit\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mcriblocator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025_BBQ_BANDIT.png?fit=1730%2C1464&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1730,1464\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2025_BBQ_BANDIT\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mcriblocator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025_BBQ_BANDIT.png?fit=625%2C529&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mcriblocator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025_BBQ_BANDIT.png?resize=625%2C529&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3348\" style=\"width:408px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mcriblocator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025_BBQ_BANDIT.png?w=1730&amp;ssl=1 1730w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mcriblocator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025_BBQ_BANDIT.png?resize=300%2C254&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mcriblocator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025_BBQ_BANDIT.png?w=1250&amp;ssl=1 1250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Original Post:<\/strong> After a multiple year wait, the McRib is back in New Zealand for a 2025 appearance! As noted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/lifestyle\/mcdonalds-confirms-mcrib-returning-to-new-zealand-after-self-service-kiosk-error\/QOOX2RWVEBDCNN6E26IPZ5COLI\/\">The New Zealand Herald<\/a>, the tip off to the return of the McRib came as one customer noticed an error in the ordering kiosk showing the McRib as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/newzealand\/comments\/1lql198\/does_this_mean_what_i_think_it_means\/?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=web3x&amp;utm_name=web3xcss&amp;utm_term=1&amp;utm_content=share_button\">being sold out<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-reddit wp-block-embed-reddit\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"reddit-embed-bq\" style=\"height:500px\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/newzealand\/comments\/1lql198\/does_this_mean_what_i_think_it_means\/\">Does this mean what I think it means??<\/a><br> by<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/Routine_Bluejay4678\/\">u\/Routine_Bluejay4678<\/a> in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/newzealand\/\">newzealand<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/embed.reddit.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><br>The last time the McRib was in New Zealand in 2019 (so short we missed it) <a href=\"https:\/\/mcriblocator.com\/blog\/2015\/05\/20\/mcrib-is-back-new-zealand\/\">and in 2015<\/a> and prior to that for <a href=\"https:\/\/mcriblocator.com\/blog\/2012\/05\/30\/mcrib-arrives-in-australia-for-very-limited-time\/\">the Olympic Games<\/a>. 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!<br>Speaking of prior advertisement, who could forget the man that was drenched in BBQ sauce after his dance routine?<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Hqv6TdaawV4?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Update: Images from the New Zealand McDonald&#8217;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 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3345,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,9,12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3338","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mcrib-news","category-mcrib-sightings","category-photo"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>McRib Returns to New Zealand - McRib Locator<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/mcriblocator.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/14\/mcrib-returns-to-new-zealand\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"McRib Returns to New Zealand - McRib Locator\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Update: Images from the New Zealand McDonald&#8217;s website. 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