"We look at it that we're fresh," the former champion fast bowler said yesterday.
"The first test in particular is really important. We need to hit the ground running and if we do we are quietly confident we can play some good cricket."
Pakistan have been among the most difficult teams for New Zealand to beat over the 59 years they have been facing each other.
"This is a good challenge on the back of what has been a good last year for us, and the fact Pakistan are playing so well," Bond said.
"This is going to be a really good measure of where we are at as a team, so we're really looking forward to it."
Time spent in the field will be vital over the next three days.
New Zealand's last test was in the Caribbean in June. Getting fielding time into the legs ahead of potentially long days while Pakistan are batting is important.
So too bowlers getting their lengths right for the conditions, and batsmen making sure the ball finds the middle of their bats to give a jab of confidence.
Bond expects New Zealand's spinners, offspinner Mark Craig and legspinner Ish Sodhi, to find Pakistan's batsmen putting some heat on them with their approach, but pointed out they did well in the Caribbean.
"We know the way they're going to play our spinners and if they do I'm confident the boys will do a good job."
