The Rotorua community is raising funds for the family of three-year-old Elliott Crimp who is in Starship children's hospital with meningococcal C.

Northland residents are being urged to remain alert for symptoms of meningococcal disease in an attempt to curb an outbreak of the disease in the region.

The latest victim of an outbreak of meningococcal disease in Northland showed no signs that would....

The killer meningococcal disease has claimed another life - an 18-year-old Northland man who became critically sick in just 24 hours. The health board has activated its incident management team amid fears of further spread.

A family has been torn by twin tragedies, losing a great-grandmother and a baby to meningitis days apart.