The 11-year-old has returned home for the first time since the accident in Riselaw Rd, Calton Hill, only metres from her home.
She was admitted to Dunedin Hospital with serious head and lung injuries.
More recently, she has been at the Wilson Centre in Auckland for rehabilitation and physiotherapy.
"I don't remember anything about the accident," she said.
"But driving home, up the road past the pedestrian crossing, was a bit weird."
The first thing she did when she got home was call her cat, Felix.
"It's really cool because I get to see my cat Felix. I missed her a lot."
Shania said she loved being back home and had settled back into life as well as could be expected.
She was looking forward to returning to St Clair School for an hour, three times a week. It was hoped she would be back at school full time by the end of the year.
Shania had a setback last week when she fell and broke her ankle.
Her foot was now in a cast.
But she shrugged off the pain in her foot, aware she had suffered far greater trauma in recent months.
Her mother, Jane, said Shania was still a long way from 100% health.
"She's a new Shania. There's still a bit of the old Shania there, but she's got a lot more spunk about her now.
"She used to be quiet, a target for bullies, but now she stands up for herself. She tells people straight.
"She's very polite now too. She thanks me for cooking her tea, for putting her to bed, taking her to the toilet ..."
Shania said she was grateful for all the support she had received from doctors, nurses and staff at the Wilson Centre during her recovery and, in a way, their devotion to her recovery had changed her life for the better.
"They were all really nice to me."
