means 'the prominent mound' and is an abbreviation of . Mount Saint John was named after Colonel J. H. H. St John, who was prominent in the
New Zealand Wars. None of its three names are official. In 2014, the
Tāmaki Collective agreed that both Te Kōpuke and Tītīkōpuke reflect the historical association of local Māori with this site. The maunga is a place of great cultural and archaeological significance, In 1957, a water reservoir was constructed on the peak, buried underneath the eastern rim of the crater. ==References==