 Unfortunately, this still did not work out and Tania did not want to go back to her mother, so she contacted Social Welfare who arranged for her to stay in Hawarden in a foster family.Education
Tania attended Whangarei Girls High School from 1979-1981 and Hawarden Area School (now Huranui College) from 1981-1982.In 1985, Tania began studying at Massey University in Palmerston North.