Five people - including a 12-year-old boy - have been charged over a series of aggravated robberies at a Mt Roskill liquor store.
The Liquor Legends store on Duke Street was robbed on July 20 and 23, and on August 13.
Detectives have been investigating over the past few weeksand a number of search warrants were carried out this morning in Mangere, Papatoetoe, Manukau and Mt Roskill.
A 12-year-old boy, a 13-year-old boy, two 15-year-old boys and a 26-year-old woman - who is related to three of the boys - have all been charged with aggravated robbery.
Four of them are appearing this afternoon in the Auckland Youth Court.