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Samoa fans show their support during the Rugby League World Cup semifinal victory against hosts England.
Toa Samoa fans are being asked to avoid a parade planned for Aotea Square over concerns about safety and traffic.
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Toa Samoa made history when they claimed a 27-26 victory over hosts England in the semi, to become the first Pacific and second tier team to qualify for the Rugby League World final.
It will be held at 5am Sunday and fan zones are planned for Ōtara and Māngere.
Posters advertising a parade from Aotea Square to Britomart on Saturday have been doing the rounds on social media, but it was unclear as to who had organised the event.
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Auckland Council said it had not received any notifications from organisers about the parade.
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Samoa defeated England 27-26 in the Rugby League World Cup semi-final.
Aotea Square was a public space and free to use, but setting up infrastructure or use of traffic control required approvals from the council, it said.
Councillor Josephine Bartley took to social media to ask the Samoan community to keep the celebrations to south Auckland.
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