DOMINICO ZAPATA/STUFF A rescue helicopter run by the Northland Emergency Services Trust has been helping in the search. (File photo) Emergency services are continuing to search for a diver missing in the Far North...

By Rachel Maher of Simon Smith had taught at Westlake Boys’ High School for 35 years and was just weeks away from retirement when he died during the Coastal Classic. Photo: Supplied / NZME...