Samoa mother

Auckland mother in Samoa asks government to help get her home

Restrictions imposed by the Samoan government mean there are no commercial flights in or out of the country.

Elisapeta Westerlund went to Samoa for her grandfather's funeral last month.

She went to the airport before flights stopped to try to book a seat to get home but was turned away and has been asking the New Zealand High Commission in Apia for help since.

"My eldest daughter is the one who is still working, she is now the surrogate mother, she goes out when she can, gets the shopping done and makes sure the kids are fed," Westerlund said.