''I believe it is the best-looking court building in New Zealand,'' he said.
Mr Bond (62) should know. He has seen a large number of New Zealand's courthouses in the 44 years he has worked in courts since leaving school and starting as a clerical cadet in Hamilton on January 6, 1969.
That includes two years based in Christchurch, but relieving staff on leave or when vacancies were being filled at courts around New Zealand.
Tomorrow is his last day - after 30 years and eight months with the Oamaru court. He has been made redundant under a national reorganisation of courts.
The Oamaru District Court office has been closed since March 1 and is now serviced from Timaru. The courthouse was closed in November 2011 because it was an earthquake risk.
It was supposed to be fixed by the end of last year, but a review on the cost of strengthening has still not been finished.
Mr Bond came to Oamaru court to be responsible for the management and administration. At its peak, it had seven staff. When it closed, it had three.
During that time, it has had some national-headline cases, Mr Bond recalling one lawyer remarking that, for its size, the town handed him some of his most interesting and unusual cases.
Those included the axe murder of an Oamaru woman and attack on her daughter by Anthony Phillip Hitchcock in September 1995. He was sentenced to preventive detention and life imprisonment and was recently turned down for parole.
Hitchcock's first appearance in court was the same day as his victim's funeral. An angry crowd of about 50 friends and family of the woman gathered outside the court, trying to stop the vehicle carrying him into the yard and abusing him inside.
Another headline-grabber was the kidnapping of teenager Gloria Kong from her Totara home on June 29, 1983. The offenders appeared in court the following month.
Mr Bond was also Waitaki electorate returning officer for national elections - his first was in 1984 when then Prime Minister Rob Muldoon called a snap election and he had only 28 days to prepare.
''I lost a stone and a-half (9.5kg) over the stress,'' he said.
Another memorable election was in 1993, when Labour candidate Bruce Albiston had a small election-night lead, which was overturned by special votes and National's Alec Neill ended up the winner by 52 votes.
A judicial recount followed and the majority was amended to 43 votes, but the judge commented that Mr Bond ''had performed to the highest standard'' and carried out his duties before the recount ''with extreme accuracy''.
Mr Bond has enjoyed his time with the courts, particularly being able to assist people in a practical and positive way through whatever legal process they were involved in.
He praised the staff he had worked with, including the present staff, Shona Morris (26 years) and Pam Whyte (12 years).
Mr Bond plans to take a short break, then look for employment in Oamaru.
