Government Minister Megan Woods knew about sexual harassment claims at a Young Labour summer camp after one of the teen victims approached her.

Woods said she had received a Facebook message about the incident at last month's camp from a young person on March 4.

She immediately called the party's general secretary [Andrew Kirton] and alerted him and asked him to contact the person.

She then let the young person know that a party official would be in touch.

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"Two hours later she heard from the General Secretary that he had been in touch with the young person and the situation was being handled appropriately."

A spokesman said she was aware of the nature of the behaviour involved because the person who contacted her had informed her it related to sexual misconduct.

Woods had not spoken to other Cabinet ministers about it because she believed it was being dealt with by Kirton.

Woods is Minister for Energy and Resources and Christchurch Regeneration.