The youngsters begin taking items, including a worker's iPhone6, from the counter. Another attempts to take off with the till, but is unsuccessful.
A 13- and 14-year-old have been referred to Youth Aid while two 16-year-olds have been charged with aggravated robbery and will appear in Youth Court.
Three search warrants were executed at separate addresses in Papakura in relation to the incident at the superette.
Police are still working to locate a male teenager allegedly involved and are following up positive lines of enquiry.
Counties Manukau south area prevention manager, Inspector Mark Rowbottom, hoped the arrests would provide some degree of comfort to the victims, and to the Papakura community.
"Incidents like this are a reminder to parents and caregivers to make sure you know where your tamariki are and who they are associating with," he said.
"We want to assure the public that we will not stand for this type of behaviour and will act quickly to apprehend those responsible to prevent any further harm to the community."