A large group of young people swarmed a South Auckland street during a violent brawl this evening, with one person kicked in the head as they lay on the pavement.

Footage of the fight was posted to Facebook and shows the moment the brawl kicked off.

About 15 teenagers were seen gathered in Osterley Way, Manukau, many dressed in what appeared to be school uniform.

The video, which appeared to be filmed from a high-rise building, showed the group running, pushing, shoving and throwing punches at each other.

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.