At one point in the video, one person appeared to be kicked in the head as they lay on the ground.
A woman rushed in to help by shielding their body, while two others attempted to stomp on the young person.
The anonymous poster of the video captioned the post: “Hero’s [sic] live among us. Auckland Lady steps in to save young boy.”
“Whoever that lady is Thankyou!! A parent’s nightmare having their kid beaten,” another commented.
Police said they received a number of calls reporting a large group of young people fighting on Osterley Way.
Police say they received a number of calls about youngsters fighting in Manukau on Wednesday. Photo / Facebook
Police were made aware of the incident at 5.20pm. They said officers were able to disperse and move on some of the group but did not locate a specific victim.
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