WELLINGTON, New Zealand - When the time came, Shrek the wild and woolly sheep went as meekly as a lamb. After dodging the shearer’s blades for six years, the New Zealand hermit merino was shorn on Wednesday under blazing arc lights before a nationwide television audience. The nine-year-old did not bat an eyelid during the 25-minute operation as former world champion shearer Peter Casserley used old-fashioned cutting blades, like a giant pair of scissors, to clip the heavily matted wool. The fleece, described as “rock hard” in places, was 15 inches long and weighed in at 59 lbs.