The Huxley River () is in the South Island of New Zealand. It feeds into the Hopkins River which in turn feeds into Lake à Âhau.
The first PÃÂkehàto explore the valley was Julius Von Haast. The valley was named after the biologist Thomas Henry Huxley. The Huxley valley previously had the MÃÂori name (sometimes given as ), meaning 'stake' or 'peg'. The northern branch of the valley contains Brodrick Pass, called in MÃÂori , meaning âÂÂa thief who steals without qualms or care for the thoughts of othersâÂÂ. This pass was incredibly important for traversing the South Island, and was in heavy use in the old days, due to the fact that it is an easy ascent from both the Lands borough side and the Huxley side.