Toddler seriously injured after TV fell on him

The boy was transported in a "very serious" condition to Oamaru Hospital before being airlifted to Starship. Photo / File

A 17-month-old boy is in Starship after a television allegedly fell on him at his Oamaru home this week.

Police would not comment on how the boy, who was originally identified by police as being 14 months old, received his injuries but said there was nothing to suggest the matter was suspicious or criminal.

Fairfax reported that the boy is Daniel Milliken, and that he received serious head injuries after climbing a set of drawers that had a television on top.

Daniel is in a serious but stable condition.

"The drawers toppled and the TV fell on him landing on his head," his 20-year-old half brother Michael Clarke told Stuff.co.nz.

St John ambulance spokesman Ian Henderson said paramedics were called to the corner of Thames Highway and Foyle St at 4.13pm on Tuesday.

He said the boy was transported in a "very serious" condition to Oamaru Hospital, where he was subsequently airlifted to Dunedin Hospital.

The boy was later airlifted to Auckland's Starship hospital, where he remains in an unknown condition.

His condition will be updated this afternoon.

It was understood he had undergone brain surgery.

In a statement from police today, Dunedin Police Detective Senior Sergeant Malcolm Inglis said the incident appeared to be a "tragic accident".

"Police do not believe there to be any suspicious circumstances surrounding the injuries," he said.

"While there appears to be no suspicious circumstances, police are still making some enquiries with a scene examination completed yesterday."

The family were being supported, he said.