Thirty-year-old Pafilio 'Amato died on 31 July after coming to New Zealand to seek medical treatment at Middlemore Hospital.
He himself had been a nurse at Vaiola Hospital.
Mother Silivia said in a Facebook live stream: "Pafi is home, thank you everyone from Auckland for everything. He is home and that’s all that matters.
“Although we were not allowed to see him, his presence was good enough.”
Tears streaming down, his father, Kelekolio Amato stood in silence outside the mortuary at Vaiola hospital.
