First Up for Wednesday 9 March 2022

5:53 AM.People devastated by the scenes of destruction and desperation in Ukraine have taken to a new way of getting money to the country's under-seige residents. Thousands of accomodation bookings are being… Read more Audio

5:46 AM.Every few weeks we head to space, where our good friend James Parr lives - he talks with Nathan Rarere about Russia and the ISS. Audio

5:34 AM.AID agency World Vision says that hospitals in Ukraine's west are struggling under the weight of the growing humanitarian crisis in the country. The charity's Australia CEO Daniel Wordsworth has been… Read more Audio

5:25 AM.This week on TradeMe - RAT tests - actual Rats, plus and an amazing loft apartment in central Auckland. But first, TradeMe's Ruby Topzand tells producer Jeremy Parkinson about a great opportunity for… Read more Audio

5:18 AM.As oil prices soar, petrol prices have smashed the $3 a litre mark .. is now the time to switch to an EV? Jack Harley is the CEO and founder of YourCar, a business that connects dealers and consumers… Read more Audio

5:14 AM.Back to the war in Europe now, Nathan Rarere is joined from Sweden by our correspondent Anita Purcell-Sjölund. Audio

5:08 AM.We'll be heading back to Europe throughout the programme, but for now it's Australia's turn - Nathan Rarere was joined from Brisbane by correspondent Pam Corkery. Audio